AGP Executive Report
Last update: 1 hours agoChildren’s Publishing & Culture: Walker Books helped celebrate Michael Rosen’s 80th birthday with a big industry get-together at Foyles. Adult Escape Trend: “Cosy” colouring books are booming, with Vietnamese collective Coco Wyo and its tea-and-picnic scenes riding the same wave that made Johanna Basford a bestseller. Reading Crisis Response: Bloomsbury and the National Literacy Trust’s LitUp programme in Hastings reports long-running gains—author visits are pushing kids to read more and enjoy it more. Careers Pipeline: PublisHer and Motivate Media Group launched PublisHer Pathways, a four-week immersive internship for five women in the UAE. Health Breakthrough: Scientists at Bristol say they can spot the earliest heart and kidney disease damage by tracking changes in the blood-vessel glycocalyx. Science + Books Crossover: A new Doha International Book Fair plan for Qatar National Library adds an AI “Literary Twin” to match readers with an author voice. Media & Books: Prime Video’s “Off Campus” is getting renewed buzz as a steamy, bingeable YA romance adaptation.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.
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