AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoGlobal Literacy & Publishing Policy: Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi urged publishers at the IPA World Congress to focus on access and reading cultures, arguing innovation and AI must serve the literacy gap, not just output. UK Publishing Retail Push: TikTok Shop reported 250%+ year-on-year growth in UK books, with major publishers selling directly to #BookTok audiences via LIVE shopping. New Imprints & Deals: Pansy made its first acquisition (Laura Kay’s queer novel The Point of it All) and Fourth Estate won an eight-way auction for Julia Pike’s debut Don’t You Miss It. Book Industry Disruption & Piracy Crackdowns: Shadow library OceanofPDF went offline after alleged law-enforcement server seizures. Royal Press Fight: Prince Harry’s £50m Daily Mail privacy and hacking case was dismissed in full, a major win for Associated Newspapers and a blow to his legal campaign. Literary Losses: Japanese picture book author Akiko Hayashi died at 81. Climate Fiction Goes Audio: Justin T. Bass’s Gaining Ground debuted as an audiobook on Spotify as heat records grip the US and Europe.
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