AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPublishing & Trust: An advertising self-regulation leader argues public confidence is the industry’s “solid” asset, calling for standards built into ad tools and stronger action against bad actors. Community Reading & Events: Umatilla Public Library hosts a May 31 watch party for George Takei’s graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy, part of the One Book, One Coast network. Censorship & Schools: After Windsor’s Scythe ban was reversed, author Neal Shusterman speaks with students about partnership with parents and educators. Civil Rights & Education: Elaine Weiss’s Spell Freedom ties today’s book bans and curriculum rewrites to the legacy of Jim Crow-era voter suppression; she appears June 12 at a Juneteenth event. Literary Festivals: Berkeley’s 12th Bay Area Book Festival returns May 29–31 with a “Writing the Future” theme and major free programming. New Releases & Publishing Moves: Thomas Calder’s independently released thriller The Executor’s Silence expands into a series; and Wang Meng’s Xinjiang-set story collection In Ili is adapted for film with global translation plans. AI & Authorship Debate: A column warns AI-aided writing is now mainstream, with implications for originality. Book-to-Screen Buzz: HBO Max’s Stuart Fails to Save the Universe adds Wil Wheaton as a guest.
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