AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoCivil Rights & Publishing: Journalist Bankole Thompson is dedicating a major chapter of his forthcoming seventh book to his late mentor, Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr., framing it as a moral reckoning timed with the U.S. 250th anniversary. Canadian Nonfiction Roundup: CBC Books highlights a fall slate of must-reads, from Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida’s memoir to Donna Morrissey’s grief-centered Tell It to the Water. Literary Culture: Wendell Berry, the Kentucky farmer-writer and sustainability icon, has died at 92, leaving behind decades of essays and novels that helped shape the modern food-and-farm conversation. Book Industry Watch: HarperCollins’ MrBeast–James Patterson thriller The Most Dangerous Games faces weak presales, raising questions about star power vs. reader demand. Tech Meets Books: Samsung is launching the New Galaxy Book 6 in South Korea, leaning on Galaxy AI features aimed at everyday study and work. Library Life: Rare 1970s photos spotlight Leeds Central Library’s staff and behind-the-scenes operations.
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