AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPublishing Calendar: The 2026 French literary rentrée is set to bring 461 novels to shops (344 French titles) between now and October, a slight dip from last year, as the National Book Centre flags falling readership—especially among young people, who spend far more time on screens than reading. Book Culture & Discovery: Dostoevsky’s “White Nights” is surging via TikTok/BookTok, with Brazil’s Editora 34 reporting a 463% year-on-year sales jump and the novella also flying in the UK and Spain. Publishing Industry & Rights: Pedro Rodríguez García, founder and first editor of the magazine Palabra (origin of Omnes), has died at 93, marking a loss for Spanish Catholic publishing circles. Awards Watch: Louise Brangan’s The Fallen: The Magdalene Laundries and Ireland’s Legacy of Silence lands on the 2026 Cundill History Prize shortlist, competing for the $75,000 top award. AI & Work: “AI cleanup” is emerging as a new freelance niche, with designers and editors hired to fix generative AI’s mistakes—an indirect pressure point for creative publishing workflows.
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