AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPublishing & Books in the Spotlight: Crime fiction fans get a Netflix update: “Dept. Q” Season 2 has officially started filming, with new cast joining the Edinburgh-set mystery. Literature & Ideas: Experimental novelist Joshua Groß argues the internet has shifted from openness to exhaustion, and says literature can still break the spell. Awards & Reading Culture: T.L. Simpson visits Arkansas’s Calhoun County Library ahead of his next book, building on his Printz recognition. Book Censorship Watch: Massachusetts House advances a bill to set statewide standards for challenging and removing books, responding to a local library controversy. Global Publishing History: A Beijing symposium spotlights Oxford University Press’s overseas publishing legacy, anchored by a new volume on 1896–1970. Tech & Texts: Researchers use AI to digitally “unwrap” carbonized Herculaneum scrolls, recovering long-lost philosophy. Local Community Reads: Summer reading programs and bookstore events push kids and adults back into pages, with prizes and signings across libraries.
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