AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoRomantasy Boom: Sarah J. Maas’s sixth A Court of Thorns and Roses novel, A Court of Splintered Harmony, has arrived, drawing fans to midnight launch parties and lavish events. Early readers are divided over its cliffhanger. Author Shift: Jason Reynolds, known for award-winning young-adult fiction, will publish his first adult novel, Father, Father, in June. It follows two brothers on a cross-country trip after their father’s death. Censorship: Russia’s largest bookstore chain says it has spent about 100 million rubles ($1.2 million) storing and shredding books banned under tightening laws. In Syria, textbook changes—including removing the Mona Lisa and images of ancient statues—have drawn criticism over the authorities’ conservative turn. Copyright Fight: Anthropic faces allegations that it trained Claude using pirated books, intensifying scrutiny of AI companies’ use of published work.
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