AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAuthor Allegations: Children’s author David Walliams is accused of grooming teenage fans and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old; he denies targeting teenagers or breaking the law. The BBC has removed shows featuring him from iPlayer. Booker Prize: M. John Harrison, 81, became the award’s oldest winner with The End of Everything, a science-fiction-inflected novel about societal collapse. Publishing Deal: Foundation Books revealed its first titles with Macmillan, including new books from Jim Benton and a children’s series based on Rock Squad’s digital universe. Reader Voices: 18-year-old Harry Janes is sharing his self-published memoir about anxiety, bullying and resilience to encourage young people to speak openly about mental health.
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