AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoFilm Adaptation Buzz: Anna Kendrick is set to direct and star-produce the feature adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s LGBTQ historical hit The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, with the story centered on Evelyn’s seven marriages and her secret romance. Publishing & Community: Cressida Cowell visited a Bethnal Green primary school to back Amazon’s Literacy Champions and the National Year of Reading, as UK reading-for-pleasure figures keep slipping. Faith & Self-Help Books: New releases include Karen Lynn Kerekes’s The Way of Light and Lisa Vento Nielsen’s The Book on College Readiness, both aimed at practical encouragement for everyday life and big transitions. Rare Book Market: University Archives’ Rare Autographs auction (June 17) spotlights signed items from Ayn Rand, Francis Crick, and Vladimir Lenin. Controversy in Academia: University of Nebraska at Kearney will drop a human sexuality textbook after complaints about “graphic images.” Literary Dispute: A Malayalam plagiarism row pits K. R. Meera’s Kalachi against Haritha Savithri’s Zin over plot similarities. Book Trade Watch: Kolkata’s College Street booksellers fear eviction despite denials from local authorities.
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