AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoBook-to-screen buzz: Colleen Hoover’s Verity keeps driving new search demand as Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson promote the thriller, with Variety also spotlighting the cast’s favorite “can’t-put-down” reads and the film’s real-life lakeside mansion location in New York. Crime-writing debate: Ron Franscell weighs in on whether crime writers should profit from someone else’s tragedy, as a renewed digital edition of his true-crime book The Darkest Night sparks fresh backlash. Thriller/TV watchlist: Prime Video’s Jack Reacher renewal rides alongside chatter about other streaming crime hits, while Kill Jackie expands its “Seven Demons” assassin roster in AMC+ materials. Publishing & culture: A New Yorker review of On the Mark faces criticism for linking Hebrew punctuation to colonialism, and Goodreads rankings keep feeding fall reading lists. Community reading: Libraries push Halloween programming and horror recommendations, including a local guide with 700 horror picks.
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