AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublishing & Pop Culture: Marvel Comics is relocating its Comics & Franchise division to California’s Burbank Disney lot, with about 100 employees asked to move by next July, and a new Editor-in-Chief named Stephen Wacker. Libraries & Community Reading: South Kingstown’s Robert Beverly Hale Library keeps its annual $1–$2 book sale running, while the Eastern Sierra Book Festival returns to Mammoth Museum’s Hayden Cabin with free admission and author talks. Author Spotlight: Kuwaiti horror novelist Mohammed Al-Nasser talks journalism-to-fiction roots and the psychology of fear. Book-to-Screen Buzz: Apple TV renews “Stillwater” for a fifth season (five episodes Aug. 21), based on Jon J. Muth’s Scholastic “Zen” series. Book Industry Watch: Publishers sue Google over alleged use of copyrighted books to train AI, escalating the legal fight over Gemini. Local Policy & Books: A lawsuit challenges Anderson County library book-banning efforts as unconstitutional First Amendment overreach. Kids’ Reading: Ainsley Earhardt’s children’s book “America, I’m So Glad You Were Born” aims to teach patriotism as nonpartisan.
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