AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFestival & Community Reading: On the Same Page Literary Festival returns Sept. 15–18 in West Jefferson, spotlighting North Carolina writers with readings, workshops, craft talks, and a live podcast. New Book Sale: Friends of the St. Marys Library will run a four-day donation book sale Sept. 23–26 to fund programs and collections. Publishing for Jewish Voices: Canary Publishing, a new nonprofit for Jewish/Israeli/Zionist adult fiction and nonfiction, is now taking submissions, aiming to publish work sidelined by mainstream outlets. Local Book Retail: Leaves & Lore opens in West Chester, a curated fantasy shop that nearly sold out on day one. Bestsellers Watch: Michelle Good’s Eliza Sunshine tops Canadian fiction; Cory Doctorow’s The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI stays No. 1 in Canadian nonfiction. Screen-to-Page Buzz: Heated Rivalry adds Kevin Zegers, Milla Jovovich, and Paul Gross for season 2, based on Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series. Crime & Law (Publishing-adjacent): A bipartisan bill would make staged crashes a federal crime, while tenant advocates push Baltimore eviction “abandonment” rules as unconstitutional.
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