AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoChildren’s Publishing Deals: Hay House pre-empted Florence Given’s “cultural reckoning” title for seven figures, while Frances Lincoln won Lucy Salmon’s debut picture book in a four-way auction and Fig Tree snapped up Charlotte Cray’s “addictive” debut, “Coupled Up,” for a 2028 lead. More Big Imprints & Rights: HQ acquired Aubrie Dolan’s “The Air Hostess” in a competitive four-way; PMJ clinched Claire Blake’s claustrophobic Outback thriller “They Always Run”; Sphere landed Monica Rodden’s two-book pre-empt “Homespun.” Global Publishing Moves: Korea’s pavilion at Frankfurt Book Fair is pitching rights deals to turn titles into global multimedia IP, and Little Tiger is launching “Tiger & Friends” with Penguin Random House Germany. Audiobooks Expansion: Spotify will expand audiobooks to 180+ markets by end of 2026, adding 350,000 titles across 120+ languages. AI & Authorship Debate: Pangram defended its AI-detection tool after criticism over alleged bias against authors of colour, citing tests on thousands of Black-authored texts. Book Retail & Community: A mobile bookstore, “Lost the Plot,” has found a brick-and-mortar home in Everett, aiming to build a safe, empathetic space for readers.
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