AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMemoir Watch: Sonia Gandhi’s Belonging is due from HarperCollins India on November 10 after Penguin Random House India withdrew as publisher. The change has raised questions about alleged pressure to remove passages, though the claims remain disputed. AI and Publishing: A Canadian publisher has cut ties with novelist Thélyson Orélien over alleged AI use, while South African author Coral Hart defends publishing 370 AI-assisted books in 20 months. Publishers are also grappling with suspicious bulk book orders and how to verify human authorship. Publisher News: Catapult Books is being sold, leaving authors and staff uncertain about forthcoming titles; Bloomsbury reported falling profits as it develops an AI strategy. Literary Loss: Japanese novelist Ryū Murakami, author of Audition and Almost Transparent Blue, has died at 74. Book Events: Ahmedabad’s international book festival opened with more than 125 publishers and 700 stalls.
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