AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPublishing & AI Voice Tech: Singaporean author Terence Ang won the NYC Big Book Award for an AI-narrated audiobook of his poetry memoir Brokenness Becomes Beautiful, using a digital recreation of his own voice after aphasia. Stage Adaptations: Sydney Theatre Company announced its 2027 slate, including The Palace Letters, a stage adaptation of Jenny Hocking’s Whitlam dismissal investigation starring Georgie Parker and Jonathan Biggins. Books vs AI Flood: A new report warns AI-written books are proliferating on online marketplaces, raising stakes for human authors and pushing booksellers to rethink how they handle AI content. Webtoons Go Print: ICv2’s Webtoon Week 2026 highlights booming print sales, led by Dungeon Crawler Carl, plus Ize Press’s print push for Whale Star and more Solo Leveling expansions. Fall Reading Culture: Multiple previews and lists point to a busy season of new fiction, translations, and genre picks, while Forever Home (Graham Norton) lands as a Channel 5 drama tonight. Health & Science (Publishing-adjacent): BioNTech and OncoC4 shared updated survival data for gotistobart in squamous NSCLC, while Takeda’s zasocitinib NDA cleared for priority review in plaque psoriasis.
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