AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBook Fair: New York City’s International Book Fair opened with 160 events, twice last year’s program, underscoring demand for in-person literary events. Publishing Deals: Maestro Media and AMIGO signed a North American publishing partnership, while Ozuna inked a publishing deal with EMPIRE. AI and Copyright: A publisher behind the Harry Potter books secured $21 million from Anthropic and plans to share the proceeds with authors, as publishing workers push back against AI use of published works. Book Access: U.S. book bans hit a record high, with several states leading the nation; separately, authors of a children’s book about Palestine accused its publisher of sanitizing history after the book was withdrawn.
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