AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRooney row: Faber has stopped distributing Sally Rooney’s books in Britain, saying the law could make payments to her unlawful because of her support for Palestine Action. The move has prompted protests from writers and readers, and renewed debate over censorship and authors’ rights. Literary Archives: The British Library has acquired 68 boxes of A.S. Byatt’s notebooks, drafts, diaries and correspondence, including material from Possession, offering a rare view of the Booker-winning novelist’s working life. Prize Scrutiny: Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner Jamir Nazir denies using AI to write “The Serpent in the Grove”. The prize has not been withdrawn, and judges have made no definitive finding. Publishing Business: Hachette UK reported 4% revenue growth, driven in part by Freida McFadden’s bestsellers. Reading Access: The Reading Agency plans to distribute nearly 500,000 Quick Reads to prisons across the UK, with author Lee Child backing the scheme.
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