AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAI Copyright: An Alphabet shareholder is suing Sundar Pichai and other executives, alleging Google trained AI on copyrighted works—another high-stakes fight for authors and publishers. Book Sales: Sarah J. Maas’s next A Court of Thorns and Roses installment has sold 1.7 million copies on release day, setting a new record for the series. Publishing News: Valerie Brandes, who built her own career in publishing, is now opening doors for others. Industry Loss: Marvin R. Shanken, longtime publisher and editor of Wine Spectator, has died at 83. New Releases: A new Star Trek book traces the franchise’s legacy, while Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid is headed to the stage.
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