AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoObituary: Wendell Berry, the Kentucky agrarian writer who warned against industrial excess and championed place-based life, has died at 92. Publishing & Culture: Resil B. Mojares, National Artist for Literature and a key voice in Filipino literary history, died at 83. Books & Society: A new study argues microplastics can act as “pollutant shuttles,” moving toxins and antibiotic resistance through ecosystems. Reading Access: Trinidad and Tobago’s education minister defended late distribution of school supplies and book grants, saying verification delays left many families waiting. Human Rights Literacy: A talk on the UN Universal Periodic Review aims to explain how countries judge each other’s rights records. Literary Spotlight: Harvard University Press publishes Anna Arno’s biography of Paul Celan, tracing the poet’s multilingual life and wartime losses. AI & Books: Reports say AI firms are destructively scanning used books to train systems, raising ethical and legal alarms. Kids & Libraries: Australia’s school-library and reading-for-pleasure groups push for mandatory, properly funded libraries as Book Week costume culture worries educators.
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