AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublishing & Events: Atlanta’s July author slate includes Eliza Knight, Brad Ryan and Karla Montalván, with multiple talks and signings to beat the heat. YA Spotlight: A roundup of this week’s new YA releases (published June 30) keeps summer reading moving, with themes ranging from healing to high-stakes danger. Book Trade Deals: DK has acquired Huw Richards’ gardening title Edimentals, while Canongate snapped up Chitra Ramaswamy’s Bread and Butter… And Other Dishes That Made Me for April 2027. Literary Culture: Ian Rankin is set for the Malta Book Festival (Nov 4–8), bringing his crime-writing legacy to the “Uncover the Story!” theme. Community Literacy: Brown Girl and Brown Boy Literacy Foundation returns its Kid’s Red Carpet Book Tour & Literacy Festival to Atlanta on July 25. Reviews: The Only Song We Have (Lawrence Kessenich) gets a thoughtful look at how art and business intertwine. Book-to-screen Buzz: Enola Holmes 3 lands on Netflix July 1, with reviews calling it a more mature, higher-stakes chapter.
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