AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPublishing & Books in the Real World: A new digital comics service is rolling out for library cardholders as Piedmont Regional Library System launches Comics Plus with unlimited, no-holds reading across comics, manga, and graphic novels. New Fiction Spotlight: Leah De Forest’s debut novel Any Kind of Known Tomorrow revisits early COVID-19 life in a New York apartment, following four women and an unexpected guest as the lockdown turns surreal. Sci-Fi & Genre Media: Kodansha Creators’ Lab is bringing the violent sci-fi visual novel Buzz or Die to PC, turning “past scandals” into a deadly game-show premise. Crime & Community Reading: A Campbell River man has been charged after a break-and-enter at Centennial Pool, while local libraries keep pushing storytime and book events as families return in September. Books-to-Entertainment: Baobab Studios and Naver Ventures back a new WEBTOON-to-print fantasy adventure, Shine, pairing a digital webcomic with a First Second graphic novel. Local Book Culture: Sanibel’s second Sunrise Sale is set for Sept. 5, with early-morning deals aimed at boosting small shops.
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