AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoChildren’s Publishing & Politics: Otzma Yehudit is launching a children’s book, The Minister Who Didn’t Stop, at its Sept. 1 conference, aiming to distribute copies to students nationwide and spotlighting National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s record. Book-to-Screen: Amazon MGM has ordered Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, adapting Benjamin Stevenson’s bestselling mystery series with Penn Badgley starring and David Hemingson showrunning. Literary & Publishing Industry: T.J. English will publish Blood In The Desert: The T.J. English Reader on Sept. 1, alongside a new hardcover edition of his classic The Westies. Libraries & Literacy Programs: The Winding Rivers Library System will roll out the Dolly Parton Imagination Library across seven counties starting Jan. 4, 2027. Education & Culture: Michael Gove attacks Cambridge’s teacher-training approach as “toxic nonsense,” targeting a book called Rewilding Education. Publishing Heritage: Virginia and Leonard Woolf’s Hogarth Press gets its own exhibition in Sussex. AI & Publishing Business: Google’s AI Mode now lets US users book hotels and pay via Google Pay, with partners handling the transaction and customer service.
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