AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAI & Publishing: A new wave of concern is hitting book trade circles as reports claim Amazon is destroying rare books to train language models, while another story warns AI-assisted translations are flooding online listings. Nonviolent Parenting: “La la” (the flip-flop) gets a rethink in a new book, LA Healing Our Families, pushing trauma-informed, nonviolent parenting for Latinx readers. Book Discovery & Events: Allen Lane has acquired Priyamvada Gopal’s On Decolonization, while Eien no Kioku by Keigo Higashino tops Japan’s Billboard Book Hot 100 with a record weekly points haul. Publishing Industry Moves: Iron Studios expands its Avengers: Doomsday collectibles line with a Gambit statue, and VERVE Books acquires new authors. Tech Meets Commerce: Yelp is integrating reservations and waitlists into ChatGPT, aiming to let diners book without leaving the chat. Local Book Culture: Ukraine’s book industry faces fresh disruption after attacks reportedly destroyed millions of books, and Pechersky Market in Kyiv is offering temporary space to displaced booksellers.
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