AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoChrist-Centered Leadership: Kathleen T. Lindsay’s Ascend & Converge argues lasting influence starts with identity, healing, discernment, and unity—before ambition or strategy. Debut Essay Collection: Mark S. Hardge’s Inner Country Blues (25 essays) tackles history, identity, and inherited truths through memoir and cultural criticism. Christian Publishing Spotlight: Katie Hornor kicked off the Author Elevate Conference with a push for Christian authors to stop “playing small,” reframing visibility as stewardship. Faith + Tech Thriller: Wouter van Wyk’s Legacy of Ash blends occult texts, AI, and Vatican conspiracy in a cyber-occult techno-thriller. Independent Bookshops: HarperCollins’ “The Bookshop I’d Like to Thank” scheme sends £21,000 to 21 shops; Truman Books in Farsley is among the winners. Literacy & Culture: A debate over “postliterate” reading skills swirls as TV fantasy like House of the Dragon keeps drawing readers to dense source novels. Book Awards: Spokane author Leyna Krow won a Washington State Book award for Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable Voids. GLP-1 Safety Watch: A study flags rare Wernicke encephalopathy cases tied to GLP-1 drugs, raising clinical attention for symptoms and nutrition.
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