AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPublishing & Books in the Spotlight: Sarah J. Maas has revealed the titles and covers for ACOTAR 6 and 7—A Court Of Splintered Harmony (Oct. 27) and A Court Of Forgotten Melody (Jan. 12)—continuing the Valkyrie Cycle and the threat of Koschei the Deathless. Literary News: Penguin Classics is reissuing Victor Hugo’s Ninety-Three, recalling how even Stalin once read it in secret. Poetry & Authors: Filipino poet Marra PL. Lanot (82) died Aug. 16, writing in English, Filipino, and Spanish with themes spanning activism, nature, and womanhood. Local Publishing: A Carlisle bookseller is set to release a new historical novel, the first in a trilogy. AI & Science Policy: A study of 125,000 NIH/NSF grant applications finds heavy AI use correlates with more funding—raising worries that it may crowd out riskier ideas. AI & Biosecurity: Researchers used AI to design new bacteriophage genomes, prompting renewed safety and ethics concerns. Education & Courts: India’s Delhi High Court has paused JNU admissions decisions based on “deprivation points,” putting an old affirmative-action mechanism under scrutiny. Travel Tech: Online travel firms are being urged to adapt as AI assistants reshape how people search and book trips.
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