AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoPublishing and Free Expression: Sally Rooney’s novels are being pulled from UK sale after she and publisher Faber agreed the move would avoid legal exposure over her pledged royalties to Palestine Action. Book-to-Screen: Film adaptations of Colleen Hoover’s Verity and Yu Nagira’s You, Like a Star are drawing readers back to the novels, while Paramount has put Pierce Brown’s Red Rising on the adaptation slate. Literary Awards: Edwidge Danticat’s Dèy is a National Book Award fiction finalist; Tayari Jones’s Kin has won the Kirkus Prize. Book Access: U.S. school book bans reached nearly 12,000 in 2025–26, with Texas accounting for 8,193, according to PEN America. Global Publishing: Sharjah International Book Fair plans 1,500 events with 2,673 publishers and exhibitors from 124 countries.
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