AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoFilm & Publishing Adaptations: Anna Kendrick is set to direct and star in the film adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s LGBTQ hit The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, with a new movie push that keeps the book’s BookTok-fueled momentum front and center. Literary Grants & Heritage: Venezuela’s National Book Center (CENAL) opened 2026 grants for literary creation, adding a new Cinematographic Research track to mark 60 years of Cinemateca Nacional work, with projects focused on Venezuelan audiovisual heritage. Book-to-Screen Gothic Romance: Sydney Sweeney will produce and star in Hollow, a feature adaptation of Lindsey Anderson Beer’s debut novel, reworking The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with gothic, supernatural, and erotic-thriller elements. Publishing Industry Watch: Wiley is buying Emerald Publishing for £337m, a major consolidation move for academic and professional publishing. Local Reading Culture: A Churubusco Women’s Literature Club—founded in 1905—keeps meeting twice monthly at the public library, marking 121 years of community book discussion. June Paperback Buzz: New June paperbacks include R.F. Kuang’s Katabasis and Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain, signaling a busy summer gifting season.
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