AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoNew Releases: A book celebrating Northeast India’s diversity was launched in Nagaland on October 19. Manga Arabia has also brought One Piece to Arabic readers for the first time. Book-Fair News: More than 230,000 books sold at a university book fair, while the upcoming Sharjah International Book Fair will host 2,673 publishers and exhibitors from 124 countries, with 1,500 events. Bookshop Safety: A CPI(M) book stall was torched in Bengal’s Nadia; RSS leaders also voiced opposition to attacks on Left-party book stalls at Durga Puja pandals. AI and Authors’ Rights: Korean publishers are demanding consent and payment for AI training on books, amid reports that Anthropic used copyrighted Korean works, including books by Nobel laureate Han Kang. Chinese Publishing: Twenty-six young Chinese writers are taking local stories to international readers, while Chinese publishers showcased their work at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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