AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoLocal Literary Calendar: Norfolk’s October lineup leans hard into community and big-name authors, with the rebranded King’s Lynn Book Festival (Oct 2–4) and Norwich Book Festival returning, plus events tied to the River Wensum and live poetry. Author Spotlight: High Point Literary League’s fall meeting featured Mary Kay Andrews, while Arkansas memoir “From Spavinaw to DC” by Tim Hutchinson traces faith, farm life, and a political climb. Publishing & Business: Scholastic is buying Cottage Door Press for about $71M to expand early childhood and novelty formats. AI in Publishing: South Korea’s Korea Publisher Society unveiled voluntary AI principles to curb “click-to-publish” mass output and clarify human responsibility. Copyright & Training Fight: AI copyright lawsuits over training data and fair use keep heating up, with publishers and creators pushing back on scraping-at-scale. Books in the Real World: Guttenberg Public Library is assessing the care and value of its Gutenberg Bible facsimile, and Ocean County Library marks Banned Books Week (Oct 4–10). New Releases & Culture: Audrey Niffenegger’s “Life Out of Order” brings “The Time Traveler’s Wife” back; and “Verity” lands in theaters with mixed reviews.
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