AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRomantasy Rush: Sarah J. Maas’s latest A Court of Thorns and Roses book has fans packing launch events, with some arriving too late to get in. Publishing Fallout: David Walliams faces another reported setback after HarperCollins stopped publishing his new books and began phasing out his backlist; his removal from a film is unconfirmed, and he denies wrongdoing. AI and Rights: UK ministers are being urged to challenge Meta’s plans to use publishers’ content to train AI models, as the industry criticizes the government’s lack of public support. Library History: A new book revisits Bombay’s working-class libraries, tracing how workers found reading spaces beyond the city’s better-known institutions. Writing Prize: Helen Fielding has launched a prize celebrating comedy writing talent from northern England.
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