AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDistribution News: Rebellion Publishing adds Universal Distribution to the comics direct market in Canada and the U.S., with Universal set to handle new releases and backlist starting October for December shipping. Publishing & Awards: Taiwan’s Ping Lu, translated by Jeremy Tiang, lands on the longlist for the U.S.-based 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature, with finalists due Oct. 6. Community Libraries: Middletown Springs, Vermont, volunteers move the town library “one book at a time,” passing 5,000 books by hand ahead of a Sept. 20 reopening in a renovated church space. Books & Culture: A University of Michigan panel spotlights “Decolonizing imagination” across U.S. territories, with publishing leadership from the University of Guam Press. Local Politics & Voting: Supreme Court mail-voting changes are blocked, easing last-minute uncertainty for election officials as voters head toward the Nov. 3 midterms. Sports/Media Tie-in: A new book on U.S. elections, “We the Voters,” by UGA law professor Lori Ringhand, traces how constitutional choices shaped voting rights.
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