AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDead Sea Scrolls Research: A new five-year project backed by a €2.5m ERC grant will use chemical analysis, AI, and handwriting study to map where the Dead Sea Scrolls were made and why they were hidden in caves. Publishing & Rights: Haruki Murakami’s new novel, The Tale of KAHO, hits Japan after a three-year gap, with fans lining up at midnight launches; Murakami also pushes back on AI-written fiction. Book Trade Business: Sharjah’s Booksellers Conference returns Sept. 19-20, bringing distributors and e-commerce platforms from 98 countries to tackle global supply chains and digital shifts. Local Book Culture: Bath Lit Festival says it has paid authors after a delay tied to “unexpected financial challenges,” while Books at One marks its 10th anniversary with a weekend of free author events. Controversy & Debate: Sue Nyathi’s The Polygamist is reigniting discussion after Netflix success, even as piracy spreads the text via social media. Community Reading: A North Carolina survey finds most parents value daily reading, but many say they lack enough books at home. Global Book Freedom: Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70.
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