AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 minutes agoManga Publishing: Übel Blatt II will end in its next chapter, with a break starting next month and a final run in Monthly Big Gangan’s Oct. 23 issue; Yen Press has the English license. Manga Publishing: Fall in Love, You False Angels is going on hiatus for creator health and workload, returning in the Jan 2027 issue. Book & Culture: Westland will publish Sanjoy Hazarika’s Lal Thanhawla biography, Lal Thanhawla: The Boy from Zarkawt, with launches planned in Mizoram and New Delhi. AI & Writing: A fresh pushback against AI writing argues it weakens thought and writing skills, with writers urging people to avoid AI for school and work. Publishing Industry: Australia’s recorded-music industry says fully AI-generated tracks will be barred from official charts, while AI-assisted work may still qualify if humans wrote and performed key parts. Book Trade & Community: Lingham’s bookshop marks 11 years with author events, including John Cleese signing copies of Fawlty Towers Fawlts & All. Publishing Rights/Legal: Harvard Medical School agreed to a $53M settlement over body parts sold by a former morgue manager.
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