AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPublishing Culture: Spanish novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafón says the country’s literature has become a “ghetto of mediocrity,” blaming a closed circle of interests and a market that’s lost ambition and freshness. Author Spotlight: A new bilingual book, Cosmogonies and Ancestral Spirituality in Abya Yala, is released by Lee University’s Dr. Alexander Steffanell via Ediciones La Paz, aiming to bridge “the Other” through Indigenous legends and myths. Children’s Books: A bilingual picture book, Lili & The Tree of Magical Colors, promotes kindness and inclusion through a color-driven story that turns conflict into a lesson about caring for one another. Industry/Tech (Print): Durst Group wins four EDP Awards at Fespa Barcelona for Durst P5 technology, Durst Entera LED inks, and its Open Software Initiative. Education & Language Policy: A CBSE three-language directive in India is displacing foreign language teachers—an indirect reminder of how curriculum rules can reshape publishing demand for language learning materials.
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