AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSci-Fi Shelf Watch: October’s biggest genre releases lean into reinvention and time travel, from Veronica Roth’s The Sixth Faction to Audrey Niffenegger’s Life Out of Order, plus new takes from Becky Chambers, Claire North, and Annalee Newitz. Royal Books Buzz: Princess Diana’s legacy stays in the spotlight as Earl Spencer’s memoir Swan Song: Diana, My Sister sparks fresh palace pushback over claims about Charles’s reaction to her death. AI & Reading Culture: A new financial-history argument warns that AI hype can follow the same bubble pattern as dot-com mania, while another piece laments how AI summaries make it harder to say no to “default” shortcuts. Publishing Industry & Trade: Sharjah Booksellers Conference opens with 912 publishers and distributors from 99 countries, focusing on getting books to readers via inventory, e-commerce, and marketing. Local Library Tech: A library rolls out apps aimed at “read local, write local,” including tools for turning writing into print-ready ebooks and connecting readers with indie authors.
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