AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPublishing & Culture: West Yorkshire crime detective Roshan Pitteea is launching Gris Gris Publishing to publish his own novels first, with plans to back other independent voices. AI & Reading Habits: A Sri Lanka “Pick a Book” summit argues the “human edge” in reading matters more as AI changes how people access information. Book-to-screen Buzz: Anton Corbijn’s A Talent for Murder lands in U.S. theaters Oct. 23, with Helen Mirren as a fictionalized Patricia Highsmith and Alden Ehrenreich as the agent chasing one last Tom Ripley novel. Legal/Publishing Risk: A libel suit against Spiegel & Grau LLC over claims in a book about a doctor accused of harming immigration detainees can proceed, with a judge rejecting a simple “fair report” shield. Global Book Fairs: Pakistan’s pavilion opened at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2026, spotlighting Urdu/English, children’s titles, and education. Religion & Scholarship: Al-Bouraq publishes Professor Abdelhak Azzouzi’s new French Qur’an translation and exegesis in three volumes, built verse-by-verse from Arabic sources. Industry Watch: A study commissioned by AAP and the Authors Guild says library e-lending may be nudging readers away from new book purchases.
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