AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoIndependent Bookselling: Harrogate’s Real Indie Bookshop opens Nov. 12, giving small presses and self-published writers a platform. It will also offer books and vouchers to young readers who may not be able to afford them. Prize Winners: China Miéville won the 2026 Goldsmiths Prize for a 1,200-page novel, while Edmund Richardson’s biography of Alexander the Great took the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction. Georgi Gospodinov’s Death and the Gardener won the Stockholm Literary Prize. Literary Losses: Tributes are being paid to Malawian poet Jack Mapanje, whose work explored freedom, power and belonging. Japanese novelist Ryū Murakami, known for probing Japan’s darker side, has died at 74. Publishing Watch: Authors are raising concerns about AI’s impact on book quality and transparency, as reports of literary scams targeting writers add to industry worries.
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