AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoMajor Deal: Wiley is buying Emerald Publishing from Cambridge Information Group for £337m, a big consolidation move for the UK academic and professional publishing market. Rights & Talent: Bright Agency appoints Michael Joosten as global agent, while Fitzcarraldo Editions hires Jennifer Tighe as operations director to run day-to-day publishing operations. New Books: Puffin acquires Pamela Butchart’s Diary of a Number One Superfan; Ebury Spotlight lands GK Barry’s It’s Giving Life; and Hamish Hamilton buys Zoë Hitzig’s Your Life Without You. Industry Spotlight: Libraries Connected names Kate Mosse Public Library Champion for 2026, underscoring the push for public libraries’ role in reading and community. Publishing Pipeline: Malaysia’s National Writers’ Association (PENA) launches phase three of its MADANI book publishing project with RM1m funding, opening submissions across genres until Dec 31. Book Trade Events: Hay Festival’s Nibbies Salon hosts Saara El-Arifi and Natasha Bardon on the author-editor relationship.
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