AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPublishing & Language: Merriam-Webster adds 1,400 new terms to its online dictionary, with a print “glow-up” aimed at slang—sparking debate about whether defining internet talk misses what makes it stick. Royal Memoir Fallout: Piers Morgan says he’ll take legal action over claims in Earl Spencer’s upcoming Diana memoir, as Buckingham Palace again pushes back on the “we’ll forget her soon enough” allegation. Publishing in Practice: A Yellowknife lecture series spotlights Leilani Farha’s Housing Inc, arguing the housing crisis is engineered—not accidental. Audio Boom: The Witcher gets full-cast audiobook treatment, with new productions planned across 2026–2027. Indigenous & Community Books: A NWT author’s Dechi tah Naidi lands in the IBBY–UNESCO collection, while a Mindanao scholar launches Colonial Images of the Subano Nation using rare colonial archives. AI & Books: Guyana Prize judges urge AI-disclosure and disqualification rules after concerns about AI-written submissions. Christian Publishing: David C. Cook announces a 40th anniversary collector’s edition of This Present Darkness.
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