AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFilm & Publishing Rights: Warner Bros. is negotiating to adapt Allen Levi’s breakout novel “Theo of Golden,” with Tom Hanks in talks to star and Hanks’ team producing. Book Trade & AI: A new report says Amazon is destroying books at a North Las Vegas facility—tearing them apart and scanning them—to train AI, reigniting the “books as fuel” debate. Censorship in Schools: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he’ll push penalties for schools that keep “vulgar” books on shelves, escalating pressure on district libraries. Literary Reviews: Edwidge Danticat’s “Dèy” is reviewed as a meditation on grief beyond the dead, sparked by a Miami mass shooting survivor’s story. New Releases & Fall Reading: AP rounds up major fall books, including Marlon James’ “The Disappearers” and Kai Bird’s “American Scoundrel.” Local Book Culture: A new free Hopscotch art space in Brighton, launched by Nick Sharratt, aims to get kids drawing without screens.
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