AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBooker Milestone: M. John Harrison, 81, has become the oldest Booker winner with The End of Everything—the prize’s first science-fiction winner, renewing debate over the genre’s place in literary fiction. Publishing Moves: Hodderscape publishing director Molly Powell is leaving to launch a freelance editorial business focused on commercial fiction. AI and Authorship: The Caine Prize cleared Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza of AI-writing allegations and plans new rules requiring submissions to disclose AI use; a separate debate over AI’s use of digitized books has raised concerns about literary preservation. Fan Fiction Under Attack: Archive of Our Own remains offline after a cyberattack, disrupting access to millions of works and underscoring the fragility of online creative communities. Indigenous Languages: Grand Ronde tribal members have published a book of animal and plant names in two regional Indigenous languages.
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