AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUK Bookselling: Sally Rooney’s novels are being pulled from UK shops after publisher Faber said it could not pay her over her support for Palestine Action, putting publishing and political expression at the center of a growing dispute. Reading Access: The Reading Agency will send nearly 500,000 Quick Reads books to prisons across the UK, with crime fiction from Lee Child and other authors among the 11 selected titles. Book Bans: US public schools recorded nearly 12,000 book-ban instances in 2025–26, a record for PEN America; Maryland reported just one, with its Freedom to Read law cited as a safeguard. Sales & Recognition: Anne Carson’s Nobel win sent sales of her books soaring 224-fold in South Korea, with four titles landing in the country’s top 20. Publishing Deals: Pan Macmillan has taken a stake in independent non-fiction publisher New River Books. China’s publishing delegation also showcased thousands of titles and pursued rights deals at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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