AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoReading Series: Minnesota State University’s Good Thunder Reading Series returns with workshops, craft talks, and readings featuring Rita Bullwinkel, Danez Smith, and Palestinian American writer-translator Sarah Aziza. AI & Books: RTL reports tech firms buying second-hand Dutch books at scale to train AI, sparking online outrage over spines being cut and fears for rare editions. Book Fairs: Britain’s York National Book Fair is back Sept. 11–12 with 100,000+ books, from bargain finds to rare first editions, plus new dealer exhibitors. Publishing & Memoir: A posthumous memoir from Rebecca Alton (illness battle) is set for Nov. 25, while Corinne Entratter Sidney’s “Private Stock” spotlights Hollywood and Rat Pack-era Las Vegas from an insider’s view. Literary Culture: Isabel Allende promotes “Story Telling: A Writing Life,” and a review roundup keeps attention on Rachel Cusk’s “Life of M” and the controversy around it. Local Library Picks: Library Reads recommendations roll out for patrons, alongside community book-sale and author-event announcements.
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