AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI in writing contests: The F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Award now says organizers can demand drafts and authorship records, with disqualification for entries that can’t prove mostly human creation. Publishing industry pressure: A new report argues UK publishing revenue is up, but author pay is still falling—median book earnings reportedly around £7,000 a year. Book trade hiring: Boldwood names Laurie Johnson editorial director, aiming to build a commercial fiction list. Literary culture & community: Norfolk Children’s Book Centre is reopening at Wroxham Barns with new event space and author signings. Big-screen epic debate: Reviews of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey are mostly positive, but critics still flag major departures from Homer. New releases: Colson Whitehead closes his Harlem Trilogy with Cool Machine; Tim Weed’s The Gatepost leans into smuggling and ancient artifacts; Lucy Schiller’s Aging Out turns caregiving and loneliness into memoir-journalism. Tech + books: A CZUR ET Max scan review highlights fast, sharp digitizing and “Book Mode” for hardcovers.
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