AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBook Sales and Censorship: Sally Rooney’s UK publisher says it cannot sell her books or pass on royalties because she supports Palestine Action, which is proscribed under UK law; Rooney says she is prepared to accept the consequences. Children’s Publishing: Palestinian authors withdrew a children’s history book from Penguin Random House over an editorial dispute about its treatment of the Nakba and Oct. 7. Book-to-Screen: Paramount has acquired Pierce Brown’s Red Rising series, with The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence attached to direct the first novel’s adaptation. AI and Copyright: Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion over pirated books, as Korean publishers separately demand consent and payment for AI training on their works. Publishing Business: Profile Books plans to become employee-owned, while Pan Macmillan has taken a stake in independent nonfiction publisher New River Books. Bookshop Milestone: Washington, D.C.’s Kramers marks 50 years as a bookstore, café and community gathering place.
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