AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSharjah Publishing: The Sharjah International Book Fair opened with 1.7 million titles, while its publishers’ conference set a record with 7,980 rights meetings involving 1,888 publishers from 126 countries. The fair has led global copyright trading for six years running. AI and Rights: Questions over AI’s use in books are intensifying, from a disputed allegation involving novelist Thélyson Orélien to copyright lawsuits and authors’ objections to AI training on creative work. Awards and Authors: Philippe Jaenada won France’s Prix Goncourt for a novel about a 1949 murder. German children’s author and illustrator Janosch, creator of The Trip to Panama, has died at 95. Sarah J. Maas’s latest book became the UK’s fastest-selling adult fantasy novel. Publishing Business: Publisher Scott McIntyre’s memoir of Canadian publishing is among the National Business Book Award finalists. Independent Books: Cebu’s Art Book Fair returns Nov. 13–15 with more than 120 exhibitors, celebrating zines, art books, comics and other independent print.
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