AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPublishing Under Pressure: Russia is moving to give a state-linked “Expert Center” legal authority to evaluate books for compliance, turning once-advisory rulings into potential sales and enforcement pressure. Library Access Crunch: North Carolina libraries are struggling with surging demand, leaving readers facing long holds for both print and pricier e-content. Children’s Reading Fight: An Arkansas appeals court upheld penalties for librarians who stock kids’ sections with highly inappropriate material, reigniting the debate over “curation” versus book bans. Author News & Loss: Benjamin Alire Sáenz, PEN/Faulkner–winning author of Aristotle and Dante, has died at 71. New Releases & Craft: HarperCollins will launch the KAZÉ manga imprint in the U.S., starting with seven titles. Grief Support via Books: Hospice grief groups are using Alan D. Wolfelt’s Understanding Your Grief as a shared reading guide. Film-to-Page Buzz: HBO renewed Stephen King’s It: Welcome to Derry for Season 2, extending the franchise’s story roots. Local Literature Spotlight: A rural Ireland-and-Kenya community health book, Rural Eye – 10 Years of Scribbling, is set for launch in Achill.
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