AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoBook Bans & Library Oversight: Sydney’s Waverley Council pulled Adam H. Johnson’s How to Sell a Genocide from library shelves for review after complaints tied to the Bondi Beach massacre, while the title remains reservable in the catalogue. Romantasy Publishing Buzz: Sarah J. Maas revealed covers and titles for A Court of Thorns and Roses books 6 and 7: A Court of Splintered Harmony (Oct. 27) and A Court of Forgotten Melody (Jan. 12), with Koschei the Deathless driving the next arc. AI, Books, and the Reading Culture: A new wave of commentary argues AI writing and algorithmic feeds are shrinking vocabularies and flattening style, while another report warns Amazon is destroying rare books to train AI. Publishing, Tech, and Rights: MIT’s financial records are being used to challenge claims of austerity, as critics point to spending on AI-enabled cameras alongside library closures. Community Reading Events: Friends of the Baxter County Library will run a used book sale Aug. 20–22, with proceeds supporting library programs.
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