AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoBook bans and backlash: Knox County Schools in Tennessee is removing Alex Haley’s “Roots” from libraries, part of a wider district ban now covering 119 titles—an abrupt reminder that classroom reading lists can become battlegrounds. Adaptation talk: Prime Video’s “Off Campus” is being measured against Elle Kennedy’s “The Deal,” with stars saying the show keeps the heart while making “thoughtful” changes for TV. Stage spotlight: Rivendell Theatre Ensemble is premiering Melissa Ross’s “Do Something Pretty,” a late-1992 story of adolescent longing and fear unfolding over one night. Poetry in focus: “Poets on the Plains” shares jo reyes-boitel’s “fish bones,” turning correspondence into something that hooks, chokes, and won’t let go. Real-world release: Dustin “Dusty” Turner is released on parole again after decades in Virginia for a 1995 murder—his family cites a parole-condition misunderstanding that led to re-arrest.
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