AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPolice & Courts: A Kansas City, Kansas detective, John Stimach, faces computer-crime and misconduct charges and is on unpaid leave after being booked into Wyandotte County jail. Children’s Publishing: An 8-year-old Emirati author’s space adventure debuts with Abu Dhabi’s Sandstorm Comics, while a look at children’s books on the Partition highlights how hard it is to write that history with nuance. Thrillers & Games: Neo Berlin 2087 pitches a cyberpunk detective conspiracy, and HARRD DISK’s trailer teases a political-crime chain reaction built around a dangerous hard drive. Privacy & Surveillance: Flock Safety tightens licence-plate reader rules after reports of officers using the system to stalk and harass, including shorter default retention and new access limits. Community Reading: “The Lost Baker of Vienna” is named the featured Community Read pick for the Jewish Book & Arts Festival. Publishing & Culture: A Derbyshire couple opens “Books on the Bridge,” aiming to stock indie fantasy, romance, and sci-fi alongside tabletop games. Fiction Spotlight: Julian Barnes’ dementia-focused reflections resurface in coverage of how memory loss reshapes identity.
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