AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSally Rooney: Readers are snapping up Rooney’s books as UK stocks dwindle amid the Palestine Action ban; Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones and other performers backed the author in an open letter. AI and Publishing: Quebec publisher Boréal says Thélyson Orélien used AI to write his novel, will not reprint it or publish his future work. France, meanwhile, has launched a prize for AI-written books, stirring debate over authorship. Bestsellers: “Heated Rivalry” showrunner Jacob Tierney’s annotated scripts topped Canada’s non-fiction lists, while September’s graphic-novel charts featured “The Long-Lived King,” “Absolute Batman” and “Dungeon Crawler Carl.” Books and Travel: South Korea’s Kyobo Book Centre has launched a travel service pairing reading lists with guided trips inspired by literary settings, including Homer’s Greece and Kawabata’s “Snow Country.”
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