AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoNew Releases: Audrey Niffenegger returns to The Time Traveler’s Wife with a sprawling sequel focused on daughter Alba and a future shaped by climate change and AI. A new catalog documents a near-complete collection of James Joyce’s lifetime editions. Literary News: New Zealand writer Jennifer Lane won the NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award and $5,000 toward her novel-in-progress. A new survey spotlights 50 Irish-language books of the century so far. AI & Copyright: A Chinese publisher is recalling marine-life books after an AI-generated illustration showed a two-headed shrimp. U.S. publishers are urging a court to reject OpenAI’s fair-use defense in a copyright case, as disputes over books used to train AI continue. Sales & Rights: Sarah J. Maas’s sixth A Court of Thorns and Roses novel reportedly sold 1.7 million copies on release day; a Korean horror novel has secured rights deals in 11 countries. Publishing Landscape: Welsh publishers are finding success in niche markets, while Ukraine is launching a fund to support small presses affected by the war.
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