AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMemoir Lawsuit: Author Amy Griffin sued a former classmate for defamation over claims she stole sexual-abuse stories for her memoir “The Tell,” escalating a dispute tied to a New York Times report and a parallel lawsuit. Publishing & Censorship: A British ban on “Ulysses” is revisited via the story of a 1933 impounded first edition, while India’s NCERT is reported to have retouched the “Dancing Girl” image in a Class 9 arts textbook after controversy, with changes expected in digital and print versions. Book-to-Screen Buzz: Netflix greenlit an “Icebreaker” series based on Hannah Grace’s novel, and HBO’s Harry Potter TV adaptation cast Peter Serafinowicz as Peeves. Local Book Culture: Wildwood Bookery in Kentucky blends romance/fantasy books with tattoos, and libraries continue pushing reading events, including a Juneteenth Lincoln lecture tied to a newly published book. Industry/Deals: Simon & Schuster made backlist titles available via The Black List database, and Amazon promotions are driving attention to physical releases like “Dungeon Crawler Carl.”
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