AGP Executive Report
Last update: 34 minutes agoPublishing Business: Hachette UK reported 4% third-quarter revenue growth, led by Freida McFadden and Rebecca Yarros; Pan Macmillan also took a stake in indie publisher New River Books. Bookshop Fallout: UK bookstores are scrambling after Sally Rooney’s novels were withdrawn from distribution over her support for Palestine Action, raising questions about access and royalties from screen adaptations. AI and Copyright: Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion over pirated books, as disputes over using copyrighted works to train AI intensify. Nobel Effect: Anne Carson’s win sent her book sales in Korea soaring 224-fold in a week, with four titles reaching Yes24’s top 20. Global Publishing: China’s “Reading China” pavilion at Frankfurt showcased thousands of titles and hosted rights deals, author events and cultural exchanges. Literary Prizes: The Katara Prize named six Arabic novel winners; unpublished works will be published and translated into English.
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