AGP Executive Report
Last update: 41 minutes agoIndia’s Memoir Moment: Sonia Gandhi’s Belonging: A Journey of Love has arrived in bookstores, drawing brisk sales and debate over its personal and political recollections. Its listing on Blinkit also shows quick-commerce platforms moving into book retail. Literary Recognition: Indonesian author Intan Paramaditha’s Night of a Thousand Hells has been shortlisted for the US National Book Award. AI and Copyright: South Korean publishers are building a licensed data pipeline for AI training, while Indonesia’s government has proposed stronger copyright protections for creators. Chinese Publishing: The seventh CPG Book Fest is promoting Chinese publishing internationally and encouraging cross-cultural exchange. Publishing and Censorship: India’s Supreme Court ruled that the National Book Trust is a state body because of pervasive government control; Thailand, meanwhile, has banned an exiled academic’s book on the monarchy, with distributors facing prison.
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