AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoBook-to-screen buzz: Zimbabwean-born author Sue Nyathi’s self-published novel The Polygamist (rejected by publishers 14 years ago) is now a Netflix hit, showing how African stories can break through via global streaming. Publishing & culture: Jonathan Cape’s Presence: A Hidden History of the Female Body by Erin Maglaque digs into early modern archives and women’s bodily experiences, blending memoir-like immediacy with historical inquiry. Children online safety: UK plans to restrict under-16s from social media are feeding a wider policy debate in Africa and beyond on when kids should log on and what governments should do next. Literary news: Scholastic is set to publish Tiffany D. Jackson’s middle-grade Ghost in the Night in August, inspired by her own ghost-tour experience. Media legacy: Rosetta Miller-Perry, founder and publisher of the Tennessee Tribune, has died, remembered for preserving Black community narratives. Sports with publishing angles: Senegal’s 5-0 win over Iraq set a World Cup record for an African team, while FIFA’s “own goal” ruling in Haiti’s match still fuels fan arguments over credit and authorship.
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