AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoScreen Adaptation: Netflix is developing a film of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet, the survival classic about a boy stranded in the Canadian wilderness; Derek Cianfrance will write and direct. Book Access: Midland teacher Jen Galicinski warns that book bans threaten whose stories can be told, as restrictions spread in the U.S. and Alberta. Local Writers: Wordstock 13 will celebrate Canadian authors in October, while four women writers are set to host an event at St. Catharines Public Library. Indigenous History: A new book is uncovering the lost history of Indigenous reserve lands. Awards & Industry: Anne Carson’s Nobel win drove a sharp rise in book sales and library interest, and two authors with B.C. ties are among this year’s Giller Prize finalists.
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