AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMemoir Launch: Sonia Gandhi’s Belonging: A Journey of Love hit Indian bookstores, revisiting her political life and 2004 decision to decline the prime minister’s post; partisan attacks have turned its release into a political flashpoint. Sharjah Book Fair: The biography One Time, One Life, about Indian Grand Mufti Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, was launched as Delhi’s Magic Moon Publishers presented 10 titles and pursued wider Gulf distribution. New Fiction: Chinese writer Zhang Guangtian launched a three-novel trilogy exploring human longing, with a combined 1.5 million words. Publishing & Policy: Vietnam lawmakers debated cultural-industry legislation, including stronger copyright protection and financing for creative work. Japan is planning a hybrid print-and-digital textbook system, with limits on digital use for younger students. Book Access: India’s Supreme Court ruled the National Book Trust is a state body subject to government control; Thailand has banned an academic textbook, with distributors facing prison.
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