AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAuthor Accountability: Craig Silvey’s former partner says she felt “great betrayal” after learning of the Australian novelist’s child-exploitation crimes; Silvey was sentenced to seven months in prison. Literary Loss: Bestselling author and historian Simon Winchester has died aged 82. Book Fairs: Sharjah International Book Fair opened with 1.7 million books on offer and remains the world’s largest book fair for copyright trading for a sixth year. Free Expression: Three authors are suing Alabama over restrictions on library books featuring transgender characters. Bookstore Finance: New York’s Strand Bookstore will repay nearly $1.5 million after receiving an ineligible pandemic-era loan.
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