AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPublishing & Books: A new Joanna Foat novel, The Lumberjills Under Suspicion, revives the largely forgotten story of the Women’s Timber Corps, with the release tied to an exhibition at the New Forest Heritage Centre. Literary Culture: The British Library is set to name new figures for American Writers’ Week, while a Kathmandu University translation workshop (with Booker-winning translators) is training a new cohort of literary translators. Book Trade/Deals: NatWest has announced £1m for more than 100 publishers and university presses. Local Reading Initiatives: A Dolly Parton Imagination Library “Cradle to Career” pilot will send free books by post in Selby, plus a baby box pilot in Scarborough. Books & Media: Gary Oldman backs Jack Lowden as a future James Bond, and Oldman also argues HBO’s Harry Potter series will be more satisfying for fans than the films. Heritage & Archives: Chorley’s auction will sell John Singer Sargent’s family collection, including a Thomas Cubitt archive and East India Company-related papers.
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