AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFantasy Sales: Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Splintered Harmony sold 188,914 copies in the UK in its first five days, becoming the fastest-selling adult fantasy novel since records began in 1998. AI and Copyright: The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler is considering legal action over AI-generated copies of his characters, while music groups have joined the copyright fight over OpenAI’s use of books and journalism to train its models. Book Bans: Texas authors and advocates are challenging school restrictions as the state faces a record number of book bans; Candace Fleming’s Death in the Jungle was removed from a proposed school-library list. Global Book Fair: Sharjah International Book Fair opens with 3,212 publishers and exhibitors from 126 countries and 1.7 million titles, alongside a 12-day programme of author talks and cultural events.
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