AGP Executive Report
Last update: 29 minutes agoBook Fairs: Sharjah International Book Fair returns Nov. 4–15 with 2,673 publishers and exhibitors from 124 countries, 1,500 events and Oman as guest of honour. Children’s Publishing: Ten-year-old Nigerian twins are set to launch a children’s book and TV series, JJ the Sloth. Literary Awards: Ogaga Ifowodo won the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature for Why Does God Need a Gun?; Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga has become the first Black woman to receive the German Peace Prize. Publishing & AI: The Caine Prize is introducing a “human-centred” process after its Zimbabwean winner faced allegations of AI use. Festivals: Accra’s Pa Gya! Literary Festival marked a decade of celebrating stories and ideas.
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