AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoChildren’s Publishing Buzz: Oratia Books is pushing the next “I need a NEW BUM!” installment—#13 in Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird’s New Bum! series—into stores ahead of Father’s Day 2026, with a North American edition also planned. Library & Community Reading: Friends of the Library are gearing up for fall, including a refreshed bookmobile debut tied to a 50th anniversary celebration in September, plus an Aug. 28 “The Sandlot” movie event and a September book sale. Anime Adaptation Watch: Kodansha USA’s licensed “Tank Chair” anime revealed more cast/staff and an Oct. 4 premiere, with SiM’s “DALALA” as the opening theme and Daoko on ending vocals. Indian Publishing & Politics: PM Narendra Modi urged youth to read autobiographies at the launch of Ram Nath Kovind’s “Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles,” while Juggernaut’s “Fractured Communities” by Umar Khalid drew an outdoor discussion after venue cancellation. AI Transparency in Publishing: Anthropic says Claude will watermark text and edits worldwide to meet EU transparency rules, adding another compliance layer for creators and publishers.
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