AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPublishing Shake-up: Los Angeles literary community mourned Catapult Book Group’s sale, with staff set to lose their jobs. AI and Authorship: South African author Coral Hart defended publishing 370 AI-assisted books in 20 months, as publishers say it is difficult to verify whether books are human-made; separately, 300 authors are pursuing Meta over its alleged use of their work to train AI. Awards & Books: The An Post Irish Book Awards unveiled its 2026 shortlist, featuring Maggie O’Farrell, Vincent Browne, Sally Hayden and the late Manchán Magan. Canberra author Sandy Bigna won ACT Book of the Year for Little Bones. Literary World: Japanese novelist and filmmaker Ryu Murakami, known for Audition and Almost Transparent Blue, has died at 74. Bookshops & Fairs: Beirut’s Arab International Book Fair drew about 100,000 visitors and 160 publishers despite war and economic crisis. In Los Angeles, READ Books reopened in a larger Cypress Park space after a steep rent hike forced its move.
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