AGP Executive Report
Last update: 26 minutes agoBestseller Momentum: Sarah J. Maas’s latest A Court of Thorns and Roses book sold 1.7 million copies on release day, setting a series record. Waterstones also unveiled 20 contenders for its 2026 Book of the Year, including Douglas Stuart’s John of John. AI and Copyright: Publishers are pressing a US court to reject OpenAI’s fair-use defence in a book-copyright case, while writers warn that AI detectors can wrongly flag human work. A new French prize for AI-assisted books adds to debate over how such writing should be identified. Publishing Under Fire: A Russian strike on a Ukrainian publisher’s warehouse disrupted planned November releases, underscoring the war’s direct impact on the book trade. Global Book Trade: A French publisher is returning to Algiers’ international book fair after a two-year ban, while new Welsh publishers are finding audiences in specialist niches. Industry Moves: Former Affirm Press colleagues have launched Manuka Books, and Bonnier has appointed Ali Shepherd as group publishing operations director.
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