AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPublishing & Industry Global: Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi opened the fifth Sharjah Booksellers Conference, bringing 912 booksellers, publishers and distributors from 99 countries to tackle how books reach readers—covering inventory, in-store display, e-commerce, digital marketing and demand analysis. New Releases (Nonfiction/Spiritual): “Dreaming with the Plants – Shamanism & Sacred Plant Medicine,” the final book in a spiritually inspired trilogy, launches in ebook and paperback with interviews from 16 practitioners on responsible facilitation, safety and ethics around plant medicine. New Releases (Memoir/Business): Ari Emanuel’s “Roll Your Calls” excerpt spotlights the entertainment power struggle and a near-violent workplace moment, with the Knopf memoir due Tuesday. Books & Culture (Royal/Media): Queen Camilla’s BBC documentary “The Book That Changed My Life” debuts Oct. 14, exploring how specific books change people’s lives. Reading & Community: A new “The Correspondent” novel uses letters and emails to drive a suspenseful, epistolary story about a retired lawyer’s past. Comics Preview: DC’s Vertigo imprint teases “Black Tower: The Raven Conspiracy #2,” sending a dream-slipping assassin into a sorcerous spy agency.
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