AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRoyal Memoir Fallout: Earl Spencer’s Diana memoir is being pulled into a legal and reputational showdown with Piers Morgan, after Spencer apologized and agreed to edit/republish parts of the book following factual disputes. AI & Publishing Business: Iwan is pitching an AI-powered self-publishing platform aimed at turning authors’ work into multi-format digital content, while Free League’s One Ring/D&D 5.5e upgrade shows how tabletop publishers are using crowdfunding momentum to reduce system-friction for readers. Books, Events & Community: Lois Romano brings a double Mary Lincoln program to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library on Oct. 1; Nebraska’s One Author Kearney spotlights Patti Callahan Henry; Salt Lake City names poet Joel Long its inaugural poet laureate. Education & Research: University of Arkansas Press marks 20 years of education reform in Arkansas with “The State of Education in Arkansas.” New Releases & Reviews: “Information Security for Executives” targets AI-driven cyber risks for non-technical leaders; “Still Loving You…” debuts as a poetry memoir; and “Wonka’s the Golden Ticket” reviews criticize an AI Gene Wilder voice as lifeless.
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