Books for Troops, Alan Rickman Reads & Bookstore Survival Secrets: Top Publishing Headlines of the Week

For your weekend reading pleasure, we’ve collected the ten most popular publishing stories of the week–ranging from romance novel heroes to sharing books with our troops to Jersey Shore‘s classical remix (video embedded above).

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1. Nontraditional Ways To Promote Your Book
2. Top 20 Facebook Apps for Book Lovers
3. Most Popular Professions for Romance Novel Heroes
4. Independent Bookstores Share Survival Secrets
5. How To Share Books with Troops Overseas
6. Are Greek Myths the Next Trend for Teens?
7. Navy SEAL Memoir Expected to Generate Great Interest
8. Shakespeare & Company’s Bookstore Cat Monty Has Died
9. Jersey Shore Meets Oscar Wilde
10. Alan Rickman Reads ‘Sonnet 130′ by William Shakespeare

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