AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFlorida Literary Life: Judy Blume reflects on growing up in Miami Beach and working at Books & Books in Key West; the Miami Book Fair will honor her at its Nov. 20 Next Page Dinner. Authors & Adaptations: St. Petersburg writer Tamara Lush’s romance novel Drive has become an Amazon Prime film. Book Honors: The Other Disney, inspired in part by Walt Disney World, won two gold medals for author Bernard Leo Remakus. Libraries: Tarpon Springs Library visits rose 6%, with adult-program attendance more than doubling; the library’s funding could be affected by the statewide property-tax measure. Publishing & Rights: CAA and prominent artists argue that creators’ work shouldn’t be treated as freely available for AI training in a copyright case involving the New York Times and Florida newspapers. Florida Library Community: Graphic-novel advocate Katharine “Kat” Kan, who worked in Panama City libraries, has died at 71.
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