AGP Executive Report
Last update: 13 hours agoPublishing & Book Trade: Hay Festival will pull Sarah Wynn-Williams’ Careless People from sale while she appears, after a request tied to an injunction over promotion. Local Literary Life: Oxford Independent Authors and Wolvercote & Wytham Midsummer Festival return with a free June 28 community festival, plus a short-story collection with submissions due June 2. Culture & Recognition: Oxfordshire’s blue plaque scheme will honour pioneering anthropologist Beatrice Mary Blackwood, with the unveiling at her former Walton Street home. Education Under Pressure: A new analysis argues the UK university system is in “deep trouble”, citing deficits, course closures and humanities job losses, alongside heavy reliance on international student fees. AI & Retail Discovery: A UK Fashion and Apparel AI Visibility Index finds big gaps in how often retailers show up in ChatGPT/Google AI citations, with Harrods leading and Next ranking near the bottom.
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