AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDigital Publishing Policy: Spain’s Ministry of Culture is opening public consultation on a royal decree updating legal deposit for the digital age, aiming to cover physical, online and audiovisual publications and clarify how publishers must deliver digital files; submissions run until Sept. 28. Rural Publishing & Culture: Astiberri releases the graphic novel No one calls anymore, by Elizabeth Casillas and Blanca Vázquez, spotlighting loneliness in Spain’s emptied towns through Mariona, an 87-year-old whose routine is shaped by silence and fading connections. Book Events & International Spotlight: The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair opened with Spanish royal memoir Reconciliation by Juan Carlos I, launched in Arabic as part of a “Turn the Page, Read the World” programme. Publishing Industry Watch: Variety’s TIFF 2026 “International Titles to Track” list highlights new voices and platform-backed releases, including Spain-related mentions among the festival’s notable international picks. Book Review (Literary): Picador publishes Colm Tóibín’s The Bridge (reviewed), a short novel set in Franco’s Spain that uses a new bridge to frame hope, temptation and catastrophe.
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