AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoBook & Publishing: Salt Publishing says sales are up sharply in 2026, crediting stronger signings, agented submissions, and sharper targeting—plus improved publicity. Major Literary Spotlight: The Booker Prize shortlist is set, with six novels spanning dystopian futures, family secrets, dark histories, and global settings. Adaptations & Fandom: Netflix’s limited series The Corrections begins filming in New York in January 2027, with Jonathan Franzen adapting his novel and Cord Jefferson directing; meanwhile Audible’s Dracula audio adaptation spotlights Jonathan Bailey as Mina’s psychological nemesis. Community Reading: The Wisconsin Book Festival returns in Madison for its 25th year, and King’s Lynn’s “small festival with a big heart” rebrands with a single shared program where every ticket holder can attend everything. Poetry & Culture: Ancient Arabic poetry gets a modern German spotlight after winning a Sheikh Zayed Book Award, and a global Mid-Autumn poetry recitation project links Song-dynasty verse to today’s readers. Tech & Rights: An opinion piece argues AI “scraping” is still theft—pointing to artists’ stolen work and copyright policy failures.
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