AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPublishing & Awards: Washington State Book Awards finalists (41 total) include biologist-author Thor Hanson for Close to Home, with winners set for Sept. 15. Local Mystery Buzz: North Island readers get a preview of Yvonne Maximchuk’s debut mystery Murder Rides a Gale Force Wind on Sept. 10 at the Courtenay Library. Children’s Lit Spotlight: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre named finalists across six prizes, from picture books to YA nonfiction. Romance on Screen/Books: Heated Rivalry season 2 adds Daniel Diemer and Shaheen Jafargholi as Ryan Price and Fabian Salah, adapting Rachel Reid’s Tough Guy. Genre Reading Trend: “Summerween” keeps horror in the spotlight, with retailers and libraries pushing spooky picks well before Halloween. Crime & Media Ethics: A Philippines senator urged social platforms to stop turning school-shooting photos into viral content. Tech Scams: A new warning round-up highlights how AI-powered scams are getting more convincing. Entertainment Tie-ins: Outdoor cinema in York brings Grease, The Shining, and Jurassic Park to Museum Gardens.
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