AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPublishing & Booksellers Under Pressure: A rare-book bookseller warns that AI firms are destroying books while training models, pointing to court filings tied to “destructively scan all the books in the world” plans and a $1.5B settlement. AI Governance & Research Access: Anthropic opens 10,000 free/discounted Claude seats for scientists and shifts access to its top life-science tier to US government mediation. Local Reading Culture: A Perry County library celebrates a new short story in Chicken Soup for the Soul, inspired by a child’s “Read with Rudy” therapy-dog program. Poetry & Community: Poetry on Peter (P.O.P.) marks its growth from a single venue into a wider creative platform with music and readings. Censorship & School Arts: Kentucky’s “Ragtime” student production was nearly canceled over sensitive language, then reversed after backlash. Book-to-Screen Buzz: The Dog Stars hits theaters as a Ridley Scott adaptation of Peter Heller’s novel, with major changes from the book noted. Memoir/Publishing Row: Penguin Random House India denies it’s the publisher of Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, amid distribution and editorial-change claims. Zines & DIY Publishing: Paper Plains Zine Fest returns with free, multi-day workshops and self-published creativity.
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