AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMajor Release: Sarah J. Maas’s sixth ACOTAR novel, A Court of Splintered Harmony, arrived on Oct. 27 with midnight launch events and strong early demand; the next installment is scheduled for January 2027. Publishing and AI: A publisher dropped a Goncourt contender over suspected AI traces in its manuscript, intensifying debate over AI screening. Meta also delayed new web-crawling terms after publishers objected. Book Access: IISER Pune removed activist Umar Khalid’s research-based book from its library after online objections, while authors offered royalties to Sally Rooney after UK booksellers pulled her titles. Literary Honors: Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize is spurring interest in her work in China’s book market. Manga: Tetsuya Chiba, creator of Ashita no Joe and a major figure in Japanese manga, has died at 87.
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