AGP Wire
Stay informed with articles highlighting the latest developments, major events, and essential updates.
Gerald Everett Jones’ Jonathan’s Journal earns NYC Big Book Award honor
AGP
Gerald Everett Jones’ historical novel Jonathan’s Journal was named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award’s General Fiction category.
Adam Nelson’s debut novel lands Faulkner competition semi-finalist nod
AGP
Adam Nelson’s debut novel Huckleberry Jim was named a semi-finalist in the 2026 William Faulkner–William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition as publication approaches.
Izzy, An Octopus Tale wins NYC Big Book Award child education prize
AGP
Izzy, An Octopus Tale by Charles Rawlings, MD, JD; Leah Perez; and Morgan Rawlings won the NYC Big Book Award’s Childrens Educational category.
Pelham Ledger targets publishers, productions and creatives with specialty accounting
AGP
Pelham Ledger is leaning into niche accounting for independent publishers, production companies and freelance creatives, drawing on more than 30 years of controller and CFO experience.
Kay Louise Bowen’s thriller wins NYC Big Book Award
AGP
Kay Louise Bowen’s novel Secrets II Vengeance & Revenge was named a winner in the Psychological Thriller category at the NYC Big Book Award, adding international recognition to her earlier Independent Press Award success.
Kurt A. Langfeld debuts sci-fi novel about immortality and first contact
AGP
Theoretical physicist Kurt A. Langfeld has released First Light Rising, a debut novel set to explore a man who stops aging, draws the attention of governments and an ancient civilization, and reframes interstellar travel around longevity instead…
Michele Leigh Greene puts grief outside the rulebook in new book
AGP
Michele Leigh Greene is publishing a raw new nonfiction book, Welcome to the World’s Worst Club, that rejects tidy stages and timelines for loss.
Jane Scott Stuart's debut novel wins NYC Big Book Award in African American fiction
AGP
The NYC Big Book Award named Not In This World by Jane Scott Stuart and Elaine Flowers a winner in African American Fiction.
New book dissects evidence and unanswered questions in the Lindsay Clancy mistrial
AGP
Ansell Publishing has released a nonfiction book by Jason Ansell that examines the Lindsay Clancy trial, which ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4, 2026 after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict.
Pope Francis' final book to publish in English this fall
AGP
Measure Publishing LLC will release Hope, Unfailing, Pope Francis’ final book, in English this fall 2026. The 176-page edition brings his reflections on hope, despair, war, migration, climate and technology to a new audience for the first time….
Devon Spier’s poetry collection earns NYC Big Book Award recognition
AGP
Devon Spier’s Heart Map and the Song of Our Ancestors was named a Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Award’s Judaism category.
Szilvia S. Jennings’ Sophie Moon and the Honeybees named a Distinguished Favorite at NYC Big Book Awards
AGP
Szilvia S. Jennings’ children’s early chapter book Sophie Moon and the Honeybees earned a Distinguished Favorite honor at the 2026 NYC Big Book Awards.
Luis A. Estable wins 2026 NYC Big Book Award for poetry collection
AGP
Poet Luis A. Estable’s Religious, Ten Songs And Thirty Sonnets was named a winner in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award’s Poetry-Spirit, Philosophy & the Sacred category.
Mr. Kind releases Tina's Trumpet, a children's book inspired by a real dog
AGP
Mr. Kind has released Tina’s Trumpet, a new children’s picture book from Youthwide, LLC that follows a lonely girl and the stray dog who changes her life.
New illustrated book maps 40 years of Democratic Socialism in the U.S.
AGP
Really Big Coloring Books has released an 86-page illustrated reference on Democratic Socialists of America, covering the group’s history, leaders, elections, ideas and internal conflicts from 1982 to 2026. The book arrives as DSA and its allies…
Joseph Howse wins multiple honors at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award
AGP
Joseph Howse’s The Circus and the Atom won top honors in World Literature and Audiobook-Fiction at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award, with additional recognition for cover design.
Gary E Smith wins NYC Big Book Award political thriller prize
AGP
Gary E Smith’s And So It Goes won first place in the Political Thriller category at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award.
Bankole Thompson revisits Judge Keith and Sam Logan in new book on America at 250
AGP
Bankole Thompson’s forthcoming seventh book ties today’s questions about democracy, race and power to Saturday conversations he once had in Detroit with federal Judge Damon J. Keith and Black publisher Sam Logan.
The Lab Press wins major award haul for debut graphic novel line
AGP
The Lab Press is turning its first year of publishing into an awards run, with honors across the IPPY Awards, IBPA, Foreword INDIES and other book and design contests.
Advantage partners with Sinai.ai on interactive book platform
AGP
Advantage The Authority Company is teaming with Sinai.ai to add an AI-native reading experience to select business books in its catalog.
Sign up for:
Publishers Post Observer
The daily local news briefing you can trust. Every day. Subscribe now.
Check Your Email!
We sent a one-time activation link to: .
Confirm it's you by clicking the email link.
If the email is not in your inbox, check spam or try again.
Welcome back!
is already signed up. Check your inbox for updates.