AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBook & publishing spotlight: Malala Yousafzai, Nobel laureate and author of Finding My Way, is set for a Waterstones Cambridge signing, keeping her memoir in the spotlight for UK readers. Literary awards: The International Booker Prize 2026 gears up with its longlist-to-shortlist process and public buzz around the year’s winner. Publishing industry & design: Bena Sareen won the 11th Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize for Amitava Kumar’s My Beloved Life, underlining how cover design shapes a book’s life cycle. Education & access: A Bengaluru story highlights how children in care homes struggle with English speaking confidence even when they understand the language. Manga news: Hunter x Hunter returns with a new Japanese volume release on July 3, alongside fresh chapter drops in Weekly Shonen Jump. Tech & media: Meta’s Ray-Ban Display gets a developer push, with new “killer apps” emerging for the AR glasses. Policy & digital rights: India’s Delhi High Court orders Google de-indexing for “right to be forgotten” cases and restricts name-based search on Indian Kanoon. Infrastructure finance: India’s IIFCL targets record Rs 75,000 crore loan sanctions in FY27 after SIFTI limits were removed.
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