AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPublishing Deals & New Voices: 4th Estate snapped up Jordan Tannahill’s “mesmerising” new novel, The Living Realm, while Farshore acquired Jennifer Killick’s middle-grade series The Lurkers. Community Reading Culture: Former crime reporter Robin Yocum drew 100+ guests to an “On the Same Page” luncheon for his novel The Last Hitman, with more Q&As and signings planned. Book Events to Watch: Ireland’s Dalkey Book Festival (June 18–21) and West Cork Literary Festival (July 10–17) are both lining up big-name author talks. Tech Meets the Book World: Insta360 teamed with Mago to demo meeting-room hardware/software at InfoComm 2026—another reminder that publishing and media keep borrowing from enterprise tech. Regulation & Consumer Costs: The UK’s CMA opened an investigation into Ryanair’s “mandatory family seat” £8-per-flight charge, questioning whether it’s unfair or “drip” pricing. Memoir Spotlight: Laurie Hertzel’s Ghosts of Fourth Street returns to Duluth basement memories as family love and grief share the same rooms.
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