AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBanned Books Week in Brooklyn: Penguin Random House’s “Banned Wagon” rolls into Brooklyn Public Library’s Bushwick branch Oct. 5 (2–6pm) with 50 banned/challenged titles for free, plus BPL’s wider censorship-and-access programming. Children’s publishing spotlight: Banbury author Georgia McKinlay’s debut, Hamish McCafferty and the Gigantic Cavity (Troubador, Oct. 28), follows a curious toddler and a mysterious garden hole, with a private launch Oct. 27. Early literacy at scale: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program is highlighted as mailing monthly books from birth to age 5—up to 60 titles per child. Library as community hub: Warrenton Community Library reopens Sept. 29 in a new downtown location with expanded collections and dedicated event spaces. Censorship beyond shelves: Reporters Without Borders’ Uncensored Library inside Minecraft keeps growing, adding new rooms and censored journalism. Publishing + culture diplomacy: Indonesia’s National Library receives 100 Chinese book titles from 11 institutions, spanning children’s literature to governance and classical works. Controversy in the spotlight: A New Yorker review draws criticism for amplifying a book’s claim linking Hebrew punctuation to colonialism.
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