AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI in Publishing: Cartoonists warn that AI-generated illustrations are squeezing their work as outlets like News Corp’s Herald Sun lean on machine-made art. Author Trust & Scams: A Granta impersonation email scam shows how AI-fueled fraud is targeting writers with fake publishing praise. AI Transparency Rules: Anthropic says it will embed imperceptible watermarks in Claude outputs to help people spot AI slop under Europe’s transparency push. Big Publishing Controversy: Simon & Schuster says it will still reissue Susan Abulhawa’s novels despite her antisemitic remarks, even as it reiterates opposition to antisemitism. Memoir Spotlight: Disney ex-CEO Bob Chapek’s tell-all memoir lands Sept. 29 with Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books. Books vs. Power: A Berkeley novelist teaching at San Quentin loses his gig after a prison-escape plot book draws backlash. Culture Wars in Schools: A new book, Pushed to the Edge, documents how classroom battles are escalating into threats and firings for educators. Indigenous/Language Publishing: An Ibanag children’s book, “Papa Teyo,” is selected for an IBBY Indigenous and endangered languages collection in Ottawa.
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