The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson is having a massive first week. 147,000 hardcover copies of the thriller were sold in bookstores and 113,000 audiobook and ebooks were sold from retailers such as Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes and Noble and Kobo. The plot centers on a fictional president facing impeachment, for supporting terrorism, and tells of his … [Read more...] about The President Is Missing is having a huge first week
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Novels have Been Declared Dead 30 Times by Prominent People
The novel has been declared dead over 30 times since 1902 by prominent people in the industry. The Guardian, New York Times and the Observer have all declared at one point that books are on the decline, yet in 2015 they are still around. Novels are a relatively new format, although storytelling has been going on since the dawn of humankind. The first precursor of the novel … [Read more...] about Novels have Been Declared Dead 30 Times by Prominent People