AGP Executive Report
Last update: 28 minutes agoAfrican Book Market: Startup Picnic Venture Studio has launched “5 Million African Books by 2030,” a campaign to expand sales, market access and publishing infrastructure for African authors. Biography: Goodluck Jonathan will present the three-volume authorised biography of late Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari at an Abuja launch on November 19, with President Bola Tinubu among the expected guests. Publishing Prize: Nigerian author Adesokan’s South Side has won Parrésia Press the CANEX Prize for Publishing 2026. Translation: At the Sharjah International Book Fair, experts discussed how Arabic literature can reach new readers, stressing that translation must carry cultural context and meaning, not just words. Reading Culture: A Nigerian commentary argues that building a reading nation requires stronger support for book clubs, not leaving them to work alone.
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