AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPublishing & Books in the News: A new memoir extract spotlights Rosita Sweetman’s Girl with a Fork in a World of Soup, while a fresh history book reframes Goan diaspora through Zanzibar in Selma Carvalho’s Guts, Glory and Empire. Local Literary Life: Niger’s Association of Nigerian Authors plans a statewide secondary-school “Bago Book Challenge,” and J&K’s literary groups released the Pahari novel Muhajer at a Rajouri meet. Book Culture & Community: Regina’s Black Bird Commons opens as more than a bookstore, adding Indigenous and queer voices book clubs plus workshops. Big-Name Publishing Moments: Dr. Seuss Enterprises and PRH reportedly found a completed, previously unpublished manuscript in UC San Diego’s Seuss archives. Controversy & Access: PEN America’s Israel/Gaza-related coverage triggers internal fallout, with its president resigning in protest. Food & Reading: Lokelani Albanza’s Ice Cream Queen ties African American culinary history to the sweet stuff.
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