AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPublishing Sales Snapshot: Circana’s cash-register based BookScan list shows 2026’s best-sellers so far are dominated by adult genre fiction—sci-fi, thrillers and romance—while several top titles are surprisingly not brand-new (including Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary and Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid). Prime Day Reading Deals: Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is pushing manga box sets to some of the year’s lowest prices, with “3 for 2” book promos also in play. New Book Spotlight: Taylor Swift: The Debut Years digs into the Nashville machine behind Swift’s rise, framing it as a story about songwriting, industry networks and early career pressure. Banned Books Week: A new push to restrict books by Black authors is framed as an attack on literacy and access, with schools and libraries facing renewed censorship pressure. Tech & Crypto Regulation: The CFTC is laying out a federal framework for retail crypto leverage and market rules, aiming to bring platforms into compliance. AI & Security: Mistral previews its open-weight ML4 model with a cybersecurity focus, while the broader race in open models raises new concerns about misuse. Industry Deal Watch: Informa plans to buy Clarion Events for $2.96B and also separate Taylor & Francis, signaling a sharper focus on B2B events.
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