AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoPublishing Funding Crunch: Canada’s BC and Yukon Book Prizes face a funding shortfall after a key Canada Council grant didn’t land, forcing heavier fundraising just as arts budgets tighten. Book-to-Screen Buzz: HBO Max/Crave’s Heated Rivalry Season 2 locks in spring 2027 and adds Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie as Harris Drover and Troy Barrett, expanding Rachel Reid’s Game Changers universe. AI + Law: The Ninth Circuit vacated a CFAA-based block on Perplexity’s agentic browser access to Amazon, a big signal for how “agent” tools may be treated under computer-access laws. Biosecurity Alarm: Stanford researchers report AI-designed viruses that can kill bacteria, raising urgent biosafety and biosecurity questions. Reading Community: Canberra Metro launches a commuter book club, Light Rail Local Reads, pairing local authors with riders. Literary Spotlight: A review of Iyorwuese Hagher’s Under The Bridge of the Nation frames it as a fierce, postcolonial political novel built from excess, allegory, and rage.
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