AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI and Authorship: A South African writer who says AI helped produce 370 books in 20 months is defending the practice, sharpening questions about disclosure and creative ownership. Sales and Access: After UK sales of Sally Rooney’s books were halted, children’s laureates pledged royalties to her; the dispute has also drawn promises of support for children’s books facing bans. Comic Market: DC has overtaken Marvel in sales, with its Absolute line credited for the shift. Bookshops: Independent stores are finding room to grow, from a bookstore more than doubling in size to new shops opening in Santa Cruz County and Pune’s bookstores drawing loyal readers. Print’s Next Chapter: Japan’s Diamond Weekly will end its print edition and move online, while LIFE is returning as a paid quarterly. Publishing Debate: A report on Jewish publishers fighting antisemitism lands amid renewed claims of political conformity in the industry, including literary agent Neil Blair’s view that books by centre-right figures can be harder to place.
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