AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoAI and Copyright: A federal judge ordered Meta to identify the managers and executives who approved torrenting books for AI training. Publishers are also pressing a copyright body to act, while Penguin Random House reportedly secured $21 million from Anthropic, with proceeds to be shared with authors. Books Under Attack: Ukraine’s culture minister says Russian attacks destroyed 13 million books this summer; Book Aid International plans to send 35,000 more to the country. In the UK, Sally Rooney’s books have been withdrawn from sale by her publisher over possible legal risks tied to her support for Palestine Action. Awards and Charts: Melanie Florence and Nadia Alam’s Sarabeth’s Garage won CBC Kids Reads 2026, while Máximo César Castellanos took three International Latino Book Awards. Circana’s September graphic-novel chart was led by The Long-Lived King. Publishing Deals: Choc Lit signed Cara Heart’s five-book Hockey Hearts series, and Headline acquired a memoir by dominatrix Eva Oh. New Releases: Andy Cohen’s photo-filled Andy’s Bravo Scrapbook arrived Oct. 20, marking 20 years of Real Housewives; Bob Iger’s One Last Time, a memoir of his Disney comeback, is due March 1.
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