AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPublishing & Religion Oversight: Malaysia’s JAKIM urged the National Book Council to keep tightening checks on religious books that quote Quranic verses and hadiths, after controversy over inaccuracies in a religious title. Censorship & School Policy: A Chicago-focused graphic novel, Wake Now in the Fire, revisits how Persepolis was targeted for removal in 2013, spotlighting the many angles of censorship. AI & Authorship Debate: Margaret Atwood called AI “garbage in, garbage out,” saying her one chatbot use produced a wrong spoiler and warning that users must verify outputs. Book-to-Politics: Trump attacked journalist Maggie Haberman over a new book about him, calling it fiction and claiming the authors lack “audio tapes.” Literary Culture: A new monograph, Coirón, documents Chilean ranchers living in isolation, while a Canadian roundup celebrates Canada Day reading picks. New Releases & Reviews: Phoenix (Kimberly Brubaker Bradley) gets a fresh look, and Diary of a Void returns attention for its workplace comedy premise.
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