AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAI & Copyright: Google is negotiating direct book-purchase deals with Korean publishers for AI training, as authors and publishers press for consent and fair payment. The talks follow controversy over Anthropic’s use of Korean books. UK Book Trade: Faber is ending UK supply of Sally Rooney’s books after she backed Palestine Action, a proscribed group; sales have reportedly surged in Northern Ireland. Children’s Publishing: Palestinian American writers Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari withdrew their children’s history book from Penguin Random House after an editorial dispute over how it described Hamas’s October 7 attacks. They plan to publish elsewhere in 2027. Literary News: Isabel Allende won Spain’s €1 million Premio Planeta, while Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet topped an ABC poll of Australia’s 100 favourite books. Publishing Business: Profile Books is set to become employee-owned, and Pan Macmillan has taken a stake in independent nonfiction publisher New River Books.
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