AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoIndia’s Publishing Landscape: The Supreme Court has upheld the National Book Trust’s status as a state body, finding the government exercises “deep and pervasive” control — a ruling with implications for rights claims against the publisher. Independent Print: Jakarta’s Press Print Party is putting physical publishing in young readers’ hands, bringing artists and indie publishers together around zines, art books and hands-on printmaking. Book Fair News: Pakistan has opened a pavilion at Sharjah International Book Fair, while Jashanmal Books is presenting Bridging the Gulf, former Indian envoy Navdeep Suri’s account of India–UAE ties. Censorship: Thailand’s ban on a book by an exiled academic, with distributors reportedly facing prison, underscores the risks facing publishers of politically sensitive work.
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