AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAuthor Rights: Irish children’s author and illustrator Chris Haughton, the 2026–29 national children’s laureate, is awaiting trial after being arrested in the UK for displaying support for Palestine Action, raising concerns about the reach of anti-terror laws. Memoir Watch: Joe Biden says his cancer treatment will limit promotion for Promise Me, America, due Nov. 17. Sonia Gandhi, meanwhile, says Penguin Random House India withdrew as publisher of her memoir after becoming uneasy with its criticism of the government. New Releases: Indiana University historian Liza Black’s How Settlers Get Away with Murder examines violence against Indigenous women and Two-Spirit people across the Americas from 1908 to 2017. Publishing Events: The North East National Book Fair returns to Kokrajhar Dec. 1–10 after a five-year gap. At Sharjah International Book Fair, award-winning translator Daisy Rockwell discussed the craft of bringing Hindi and Urdu literature to new readers.
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