AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoPublishing & Culture: Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi says her self-published debut The Polygamist became a Netflix hit, reaching No. 2 in the US—an adaptation story that spotlights women’s authorship and long-game publishing. Courtroom & Censorship: France’s top constitutional court struck down Macron’s under-15 social media ban, with Paris families split between screen-time worries and concerns about government control. Children’s Books & Community: Co Tyrone author Carrie-Anne Browne, 38, was remembered as “gentle beyond measure” after the publication of Bonnie and the Gleam Queen Team. Author Spotlight: Priyanka Chopra unveiled the cover of Empress: The Definitive Biography of Sridevi (Westland Books), a five-decade career portrait timed to Sridevi’s birth anniversary. Literary Events: Logos Hope’s floating bookfair returns to Dublin (Aug. 9–16) with 5,000+ titles aboard. True Crime Fallout: Whistleblowers warned the BBC about true-crime writer Christopher Berry-Dee’s claims he had missing clothes from the Karen Hadaway murder case. Health & Food Research (Book-adjacent): A review links higher ultra-processed food intake with lower levels of key nutrients, while stressing the findings are associations, not proof of cause.
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