AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoBook Access: Sally Rooney’s UK publisher, Faber, has stopped selling her books, saying it cannot pass on royalties because of legal restrictions tied to her support for Palestine Action. Editorial Dispute: Palestinian American authors Alana Hadid and Jinan Matari withdrew their children’s history book from Penguin Random House after clashing over its treatment of Palestinian history and the October 7 attacks. AI and Copyright: Korean publishers are demanding consent and payment for AI training on books, while reports that Anthropic illegally downloaded Korean titles, including works by Nobel laureate Han Kang, intensify copyright concerns. Publishing Business: Profile Books plans to become employee-owned, while Pan Macmillan has taken a stake in independent nonfiction publisher New River Books. New Releases: Joni Mitchell’s book of protest paintings, NEWS, is due November 4; Indigenous authors Eden Robinson and Sudha Murty also have new books arriving.
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