AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 minutes agoLabor & Publishing: Dark Horse Comics will voluntarily recognize its employees’ union, Dark Horse Workers United, and move toward good-faith bargaining. Book Industry Funding: The Mellon-backed Literary Arts Fund is distributing $7.7 million to 40 nonprofit and independent literary groups across 19 states. Reading & Culture: Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is credited with sparking the modern environmental movement and helping drive major U.S. policy shifts. New Releases: HB Publications launched The Long-Distance Dementia Caregiver for families managing care from afar, and Beekeepers’ Naturals announced Little Bee and The Bloom for September. Community & Events: The St. Lawrence Writers Festival returns to Brockville (Sept. 10–13), and a Clarion Free Library talk will spotlight “Butterflies of Pennsylvania.” Author News: Marjane Satrapi, creator of Persepolis, died at 56. Book-to-life Inspiration: Jennie Garth discussed how Richard Bach’s Jonathan Livingston Seagull shaped her path to self-acceptance.
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