AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPublishing & Books in the News: Gordon S. Wood, the Pulitzer-winning American Revolution scholar whose work shaped how the U.S. founding is taught, has died at 92 after being struck by a car in Rhode Island. Local Governance & Libraries: Mohave County, Arizona, used a donation “weed” route to pull LGBTQ+ titles from shelves, bypassing the usual review process for challenged books. Book Culture & Events: LitFest speakers in Newnan, Georgia, focused on storytelling as community glue, while a “Meet the Author” event in Georgia spotlights Lynn Cullen’s historical fiction. New Releases & Reading Life: Reviews and announcements highlight Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s The Re-write and Gina Trehus’s debut Let’s Take a Walk, plus a spotlight on translated classics connecting ancient texts to modern readers. Education Policy: Bangladesh plans revised 2027 textbooks amid criticism over political bias in school materials.
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