AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI & Copyright: Anthropic’s $1.5bn settlement approved by a US judge targets downloading books from pirate sites, not the basic legality of training on copyrighted text—raising the question of what “permission” really means for creatives. Publishing & Business: HSBC is selling its Australian retail loan book to Blackstone-backed Virgo BidCo, a reminder that publishing-adjacent finance deals still ripple through book markets. Climate Books: Fred Pearce’s “Despite it All” argues the green transition has real momentum, even as climate impacts worsen. Indigenous Stewardship: “Guardians of Life” pairs Indigenous knowledge with big photography to make the case for land and water sovereignty. Book-to-Screen: Prime Video is developing “Cleat Cute” as “Playing the Field,” expanding queer soccer romance beyond the page. Royal & Culture: Princess Beatrice’s 38th birthday is framed as complicated amid family fallout. Local Reading Life: A Durham theatre is staging “Toto the Ninja Cat,” adapted from Dermot O’Leary’s children’s book. War & Faith Writing: Moshe Taragin’s “Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II” uses today’s storms to revisit faith, identity, and redemption.
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