AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAI & Licensing: A new industry debate is sharpening over how publishers should use AI in writing, production, and discovery—and where the line should be drawn. Children’s Publishing: Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is adding a high-spec novelty title to AF Steadman’s World of Skandar. Rights & Talent Moves: Caroline Dawnay is switching from United Agents to Lexington Literary, while Viking promotes Edward Kirke to senior commissioning editor. Disability Representation: A new study flags that only about 10% of children’s books include disabled characters, often relegated to the background. New Publisher Launch: High Line Publishing Studio launches as an independent international publisher with Oliver Malcolm as CEO. Literary Prizes: The BBC National Short Story Award reveals an all-women shortlist, with two Irish writers among the five. Publishing Business: IDW reports a stronger quarterly profit, driven by comic store revenue and licensed/crossover titles. Copyright Law: India rejects an attempt to name an AI system as the author, saying the human who built and operated it must be identified. Community Reading: Ireland’s Lullaby Library initiative encourages parents of premature babies to read aloud during hospital stays.
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