AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoReading Reach: The Get Britain Reading campaign is taking its appeal to Ukraine, where attacks have destroyed library collections and left pupils short of schoolbooks. A £2 donation to Book Aid International can help replace them; the UK campaign has also recruited nearly 600 volunteer readers. Publishing Voices: Marina Hyde has launched Always On, a new Goalhanger-backed media brand for columns, video and social content, after 25 years at The Guardian. Books for a Cause: Swadlincote author Jen Jenivive is donating all profits from her picture book The Missing Ball to a testicular cancer charity; its humour is designed to get men talking about checking for symptoms. AI and Books: Publishers are pushing back against AI-generated “slop” even as some book covers reportedly use AI imagery, sharpening questions about authenticity in the trade. Trust Marks: Books By People’s human-authored certification has been registered with the UK Intellectual Property Office, a first for the country. Literary Heritage: The National Library of Scotland has added a 550-year-old book to an £8 million collection of acquisitions.
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