AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWorld Cup Travel & Reading Culture: With the 2026 FIFA World Cup drawing millions across Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., travel guides are pushing “beyond the stadium” itineraries (think Niagara Falls and Lake Chapala) while a separate WAG packing guide leans into capsule wardrobes for match-day style. Publishing & Adaptations: Prime Video has ordered Things We Never Got Over as a series based on Lucy Score’s romance novels, and Every Year After continues the streamer’s book-to-screen momentum. Book Buzz: Charlotte McConaghy’s Wild, Dark Shore lands as a slow-burn, gothic-leaning novel of island isolation and simmering secrets, while Rothesay writer Francis Morneault wins Canreads 2026 for debut The Light of Faded Stars. Local Literary Events: Essex’s Cressing Temple Barns hosts the World’s Edge Fantasy Fayre, and libraries across the U.S. and Canada roll out summer reading programs and author events. Crime & Safety (Book-Adjacent): Surrey Police probe a suspected targeted shooting; Ontario authorities seize firearms tied to an April murder investigation.
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