AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPublishing Moves: Bloomsbury has named Katy Follain publishing director and editor-in-chief of its UK adult consumer division, succeeding retiring Paul Baggaley in February. Macmillan Children’s Books has also appointed Lena McCauley fiction publishing director. Book Trade: Irish booksellers are removing David Walliams titles after allegations of misconduct; Walliams denies wrongdoing, and publisher HarperCollins has stopped supplying his books. Markets & Access: Sharjah’s ruler has allocated Dh4.5 million to buy books from the international book fair for libraries. Profile is printing 108,000 extra copies of Booker Prize winner The End of Everything, while Sonia Gandhi’s new memoir is selling briskly in India. Industry Watch: AI-publishing startup Spines has raised $64 million to expand its automated publishing platform, intensifying debate about technology’s role in the trade. Canada’s new open-access policy broadens research access, but leaves publishing fees unchecked.
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