AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoRoyal Memoir Fallout: Charles Spencer’s new Diana-focused memoir, Swan Song, is drawing a furious palace pushback after claims about Charles’ reaction to Diana’s death. Literary Awards: Dublin writer Kieran Marsh won the 2026 Molly Keane Creative Writing Award for “The Singers,” adding to a growing list of Irish short-story honors. Publishing & Books on Screen: Colleen Hoover’s Verity keeps rolling at the box office with a $62.5M+ global start, while Netflix’s East of Eden drives Steinbeck back to bestseller charts. Book Bans & School Libraries: Texas-linked battles over what librarians can discuss are resurfacing, with educators warning that constant restrictions make teaching reading harder. AI, Authorship & Ethics: A $49 AI lifetime tool pitches “sellable” nonfiction books, while other coverage flags plagiarism-by-AI concerns and publishers’ ethical worries about AI in publishing. Kids & Community Reading: A bilingual story time and book fair in Reading, plus a student-made science picture book, show reading culture growing beyond classrooms. Health & Policy: The CDC’s shift on off-label COVID shots for infants and children adds another twist to the week’s public-health debate.
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