AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoNew Mysteries: Port Perry author Jonathan van Bilsen launches The Port Perry Affair on Nov. 14. Set in 1880s Ontario, the novel follows an inspector investigating three crimes. Bestselling historical novelist Lauren Willig also drew on Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery for her new novel, What Happens at Nightfall. Romance: JL Mills’s debut, Preferably Yours, brings a second-chance love story to readers on Dec. 1. The London Writers Centre and LBA have also launched a programme for under-represented romance writers. Literary Prizes: Edmund Richardson won the £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Alexander: God, King, Man—the first ancient-history book to take the award. China Miéville won the 2026 Goldsmiths Prize for his 1,200-page novel. Bookselling: The American Booksellers Association announced its 2026 Indies Choice Book Awards shortlist. Sharjah International Book Fair opened with 1.7 million books and authors from around the world. Publishing: Transworld named Simon Michele head of design for commercial fiction.
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