AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTextbook Policy Push: A Parañaque lawmaker is urging Congress to fast-track HB 7868, expanding the National Book Development Board’s role to tackle public-school textbook shortages beyond Metro Manila and Luzon. AI & Publishing Integrity: A debut crime novel deal worth $2m+ collapsed after agents said they can’t authenticate how the manuscript was produced, amid wider scrutiny of AI use in book creation. Labor in Publishing: The NewsGuild-CWA says 730 publishing workers at Hachette Book Group and University of Chicago Press have unionized, adding to a recent wave of organizing wins. Book-to-Adaptation Buzz: Netflix has cast Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono in its adaptation of Dan Brown’s “The Secret of Secrets,” continuing the streamer’s push into major book franchises. Library Oddity: An Australian library found a 150-year-overdue copy of “The Antiquities of Athens” bricked into a fireplace; overdue fines were waived and the book will be displayed. Kids, Learning, Outdoors: Arizona fourth graders can use the Every Kid Outdoors pass for free access to national parks and public lands tied to classroom learning.
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