AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHospitality & Travel: Eid Al Adha is driving a staycation surge across Qatar, with hotels rolling out family packages, kids’ perks, and late checkouts as occupancy climbs. Romance Publishing: Quercus has acquired Amelie Rhys’s enemies-to-lovers romance The Season for Hating You. UN & Power Politics: A UN-focused piece revisits how “cheque-book diplomacy” tainted elections and appointments in earlier decades. History & Law: France repealed the 1685 Code Noir, the slavery-era law that treated enslaved people as property. Books & Community: A new bouldering guide for Guernsey aims to lower the entry barrier, while Kyiv’s Book Arsenal Festival opens with 240 events and 150+ exhibitors. Censorship & Schools: Neal Shusterman spoke to Windsor High students after Scythe was temporarily blocked, reigniting debate over what teens can handle. Consumer Protection: Busan authorities warn hotels about accommodation price gouging ahead of BTS concerts. Awards & Indie Publishing: IndieReader named winners of its 15th Discovery Awards, topping 1,000 submissions. Reading & Learning: CBSE opened Class 12 answer-sheet re-evaluation/verification after massive demand tied to on-screen marking concerns. Memoir & Civil Rights: George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy is the focus of a One Book, One Coast watch party at Umatilla Public Library.
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