AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRomance Debut: Local author Mandy Pike released her debut contemporary romance Wildflower Summer, a military-distance love story that still centers friendship, found family, and grief. Children’s Publishing: New Zealand creators Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan’s A Guide to Rocks won top children’s book honors, including the BookHub Picture Book Award, with a te reo Māori translation also recognized. Book-to-Screen: The Magic Faraway Tree hits U.S. theaters today, adapting Enid Blyton’s classic with Andrew Garfield and Rebecca Ferguson, plus sequels already in development. Streaming Adaptations: Amazon MGM confirmed Please Save My Earth will stream exclusively on Prime Video worldwide in fall 2027, timed with NASA’s Moon-base push. Publishing & Events: Decatur Book Festival announced its 2026 lineup with 80+ authors across fiction, romance, sci-fi, horror, and more. Book Business: Perth’s volunteer-run London Court Books was flooded with nearly 300 applications after a small staffing call went viral. True Crime/TV Buzz: DC Studios officially titled its HBO Max series The People v. Gorilla Grodd and framed it as a true-crime comedy. Fall Reading Picks: AP reports fiction will dominate fall book talk, from Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros to Pulitzer winners Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz.
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