AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPublishing & Rights: Fontana Books will publish Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s unfinished novel, written while he was imprisoned in the USSR. Academic/Arts Publishing: Manchester University Press is set to publish Allison Leigh’s account of how misogyny shaped six giants of modern art. Romance Dealmaking: One More Chapter (HarperCollins UK) acquired world English-language rights to Chaos Davie’s six-book sapphic dark romance series. Health & Pop-Science Publishing: Souvenir Press acquired Dr Alice Murray’s The Bum Bible, on gut and butt health. Industry & AI Pressure: New reporting warns AI “slop” is flooding online marketplaces, squeezing human authors’ paychecks. Trade/Distribution Tech: Specialist Holidays Group’s new trade booking portal is expected to grow online sales, but “agent behaviour” will drive how much shifts to self-service. Global Publishing Events: The 35th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair opened at ADNEC with 95 countries and Qatar participating via its Ministry of Culture. Books & Culture: A new Marco Robinson archive supports his START OVER expansion into film/TV, with casting now underway.
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