AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoRelease-Day Rush: Sarah J. Maas’s new A Court of Thorns and Roses novel sparked midnight parties and overwhelming demand, with one UK bookshop selling 220 tickets in 13 minutes. Children’s Reading: New Mexico plans to send more than 750,000 books and tailored reading plans to over 75,000 K–3 students this school year. Awards & Festivals: India’s 2026 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize shortlist was announced, while a Saudi-hosted international book fair is set to bring together 1,567 publishers from 51 countries. Publishing Under Fire: A Russian strike on a publisher’s warehouse in Kharkiv disrupted plans for November book releases. Industry & Policy: The UK Autumn Budget includes £15 million for children’s books but leaves copyright rules for AI unresolved.
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