AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBestseller Watch: Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Splintered Harmony sold 188,914 copies in the UK in its first five days, setting a record for the fastest-selling adult fantasy novel since records began in 1998. Book Fair: Sharjah International Book Fair opens with 3,212 publishers and exhibitors from 126 countries and 1.7 million titles on display. Literary Prize: Philippe Jaenada won France’s Prix Goncourt for L’Inconnue du quai de Javel, a true-crime account of a 1949 murder. Global Reach: Intan Paramaditha’s Night of a Thousand Hells became the first book by an Indonesian writer to reach the National Book Award finalist stage in translated literature. AI and Copyright: Music industry groups have joined the authors’ and publishers’ legal fight against OpenAI, arguing that training AI on copyrighted work requires permission. Author Sentenced: Australian novelist Craig Silvey received seven months in prison for child exploitation offences; criticism of his lengthy public apology has focused on its brief mention of victims.
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