AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublishing & Language Rights: Greek academics have urged Amazon KDP to restore support for Greek-language publishing, arguing the platform’s current exclusion blocks Greek authors and readers from a language with thousands of years of written tradition. Prison Reading & Community: Dorchester Penitentiary’s inmate book clubs show how reading can thrive without distractions, with volunteers running meetings and prisoners choosing books they keep. Book Deals & Indie-to-Print: Zombie novelist Jo Salazar’s self-published start has turned into a Sourcebooks Fire three-book deal, a reminder that genre momentum can still win publishers over. Libraries & Access: The Friends of Lancaster Public Library’s annual Big Book Sale is expanding to a weekend start, with a quarter-million items expected. Sports & Ethics in College: A Texas judge cleared QB Brendan Sorsby to play despite NCAA gambling ineligibility, escalating debate over enforcement and integrity. Tech Policy for Readers: The SEC proposed rescinding Rule 611 and 610(e), a potential unlock for tokenized stock trading that could reshape how finance reaches consumers. Author News: Gene Shalit, the long-running “Today” movie critic, died at 100.
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