AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRoyal Literacy Push: Queen Camilla marks her 79th birthday with a UK-wide children’s book giveaway: a special edition of Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures for every Year 6 and P6 child, delivered with the National Literacy Trust. Theatre & Books: The Shaughraun gets a Druid Theatre production that leans into Boucicault’s comic mischief and Ireland’s colonial backdrop, with stagecraft built like a moving map. New Reads for Summer: A roundup of July releases spans romance, fantasy, mystery and literary fiction, including Shea Ernshaw’s Habits of the Sea and Emily Giffin’s Love You More. Tech, Publishing & AI: Publishers sue Google over alleged AI copyright use, while UK police disclosure rules are set to expand AI summarisation to cut paperwork. Censorship Watch: Hong Kong police raids on independent bookstores continue, with officials saying booksellers must avoid “endangering national security.” Community Book Culture: Matt Haig begins work on a new Brighton community bookshop, and a Scottish school podcast, The Reading Cafe, wins an emerging talent prize. Book Industry Business: RNTR builds its rental marketplace on verified reviews and repeat bookings, betting trust is the real engine.
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