AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBook-to-screen & publishing buzz: Colleen Hoover will produce the Amazon MGM romantic comedy adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s Love, Theoretically, with Sofia Alvarez directing. Classics in the spotlight: Greek translator Emily Wilson says Nolan’s The Odyssey movie boosts awareness of Homer, but misses key themes—while Odyssey sales and library holds surge. New releases & author moves: Prolific Pulse Press announced Sarah Merritt Ryan’s sonnet collection My Soul to Keep; Liza Minnelli’s memoir Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! lands via Grand Central; and Elizabeth Margulis brings Transported to a Mass MoCA talk. Industry & access: Manhattan Book Group ranks 2026 self-publishing services (MindStir Media #1). Supply-chain pressure: A New Zealand booksellers report warns slow stock delivery from Australia is the biggest threat to local stores. Controversy & culture: Texas’ new Bible curriculum requirements raise concerns about democracy and citizenship teaching. Faith & form: Yael Ziegler’s After Ruth reframes Lamentations as deliberately constructed lament theology. Local literary life: Libraries and festivals roll out summer programs, from Plano Public Library events to Chinar Book Festival activity in Srinagar.
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