AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBooker Prize: M. John Harrison’s The End of Everything has won the 2026 prize, making the 81-year-old the award’s oldest winner and its first science-fiction laureate. Political Memoir: Sonia Gandhi’s Belonging: A Journey of Love arrived in Indian bookstores, recalling family life and her decision not to become prime minister; the BJP accused her of whitewashing the Emergency. Publishing & AI: Israeli publishing startup Spines has raised $64 million to expand its AI-powered publishing operation, as questions over the use of books to train AI remain in focus. Book Restrictions: Delhi High Court allowed circulation of HarperCollins’ Yes Man: The Untold Story of Rana Kapoor, while barring four passages deemed derogatory. Book Fair: Cairo’s 2027 fair will spotlight Magdi Yacoub and Ahmed Lotfi El Sayed, with publishing rights, translation and AI among its planned themes.
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