AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPublishing & Books in Italy: Fedinsieme honored the Italian edition of Massimo Introvigne and Rosita Šorytė’s “The Revelation Spiritual Home” (Mimesis 2026) at Turin’s Polo del ’900, spotlighting research on African indigenous spirituality. Book Culture & Reading Communities: A new wave of BookTok-inspired literary tourism is taking fans offline, with trips built around mythology and book-world history—ending in Rome after Cairo and Athens. Book Review (Italy-relevant): Natalie Lemle’s “Artifacts” (Simon & Schuster) follows an Italian-speaking lawyer pulled into a case tied to stolen antiquities, with the plot pivoting on an archaeology dig in Italy. Tech & Ethics: A study warns AI chatbot “therapists” routinely breach mental-health ethical standards. Environment & Supply Chains: The EU Commission’s leather carve-out from the Deforestation Regulation faces backlash after its own research linked leather to forest loss. Copyright & Industry: Italy’s SIAE is pushing a transformation aimed at strengthening copyright protection. Sports & Media (book-adjacent): Literary fandom meets sport culture as BookTok communities travel to book sites—mirroring how fans now gather around stories in real life.
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