AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublishing & Rights: Pan Macmillan lands Johnny Mercer’s political memoir No Way to Run a Country, while 4th Estate acquires Jordan Tannahill’s “mesmerising” new novel The Living Realm and Eriu (Bonnier) signs three next-year novels from Gary Grace, Patrick Holloway and Rebecca O’Connor. Debuts & Prizes: Imani Thompson’s Honey keeps drawing major buzz after a competitive bidding war, and Bloody Scotland’s Debut Prize 2026 goes all-women with five shortlisted authors. Local Literary Life: Great Dunmow BookFest aims to turn Essex into a “book town” despite having no bookshop yet, and a Scottish debut crime shortlist spotlights new voices. AI & Accuracy: A study warns AI memory and personalization can make chatbots less accurate by pulling them toward a user’s own misconceptions. Health & Regulation: The EPA is reassessing chlorpyrifos after a review of nearly 300 studies links it to multi-organ damage and chronic disease. Screen Adaptations: Prime Video’s Every Year After (from Carley Fortune’s book) is now streaming in the UK, with eight episodes available.
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