AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPublishing & Books: Joe Biden’s memoir, Promise Me, America (Little, Brown and Company), is set for Nov. 17 release—timed two weeks after the midterms—covering his presidency, COVID, Jan. 6, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and his decision to step aside. Media Law & Courts: An Ohio judge issued a broad gag order in a child-endangerment case involving 16 children hidden in a home, limiting public discussion by officials and court personnel. Tech, Privacy & the Open Internet: The EU is moving toward social-media identity verification and age restrictions, with critics warning it could become speech-suppressing regulation. AI & Copyright: Google faces another copyright lawsuit from major publishers over AI training, escalating the fight over who can use what content. Books & Culture: A Louisville Orchestra CEO hire highlights music publishing leadership—Jude Vaclavik, formerly at Universal Music Group and Boosey & Hawkes, takes the helm. Community Reading: Multiple book-club roundups spotlight new titles from major and independent presses, including Adam Hochschild’s American Midnight and Mary H.K. Choi’s Pool House. Politics & Privacy (Not Books, but Publishing-adjacent): The House passed a firearms-purchase privacy bill targeting payment tracking via merchant category codes.
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