AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPublishing Under Fire: Russian forces struck a publisher’s warehouse in Kharkiv, renewing concern over damage to Ukraine’s publishing infrastructure. Bestseller Watch: Jeff Kinney’s latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book has hit number one in the charts. AI and Authorship: South African author Coral Hart defended producing 370 AI-assisted books in 20 months after reportedly selling a million copies; publishers are also weighing how to identify AI-written work, with Bloomsbury saying it does not want AI-written books. Reader Revenue: Publishers are looking beyond book sales to monetize romance readers’ powerful fandom. Industry Shake-up: Catapult Books is being sold, leaving authors and staff facing uncertainty over its Spring 2027 list. Literary Loss: Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, creator of Ashita no Joe, has died at 87.
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