In recent decades, corporate consolidation of the book industry has shrunk the number of and the visions of publishing houses, concentrating power at the top of the remaining Big Five, prioritizing profitability over cultural contribution. Countering that contraction, the 2020 murder of George Floyd has triggered long-overdue inclusionary change in America, and in American book publishing. One manifestation of that change also began that year, when publishing veteran Molly Stern, former senior...
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Few readers have yet to encounter a book written by John Green, from his iconic young adult fiction novels “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Looking for Alaska,” and “Paper Towns” to his most recent dive into the nonfiction realm with “The Anthropocene Reviewed.” He also works closely with his brother Hank Green as a digital
After 20 years, 21 Academy Awards and 18 Emmys, socially conscious film production company Participant is shutting down. The Culver City company told its employees Tuesday morning that it would be winding down operations. In a letter to staff, founder and former EBay President Jeff Skoll wrote that the decision was "difficult," but that it was "the right time" for him to evaluate his next chapter and approach to "tackling the pressing issues of our time." "I founded Participant with the mission...
There are more women-owned businesses in New York City than in any other city in the United States, making up more than 40% of all retailers. But, with an abundance of small businesses at your fingertips, it’s easy to walk by many of them and not realize that there are unique, women-owned stores hiding in This story From baked goods to books: 4 must-visit, women-owned businesses appeared first on Washington Square News.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) pushed back on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying it is "not the right business model." “Now Mike Johnson walked into a bad situation,” Comer said Friday an interview with Fox News's Martha MacCallum. “It's gotten a lot worse since
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The overseas competition for your travel dollars is heating up as summer fast approaches. A new sale is offering a big discount on Scandinavian Airlines business-class and premium economy seats to many European destinations. SAS continues to offer its premium economy tier — officially titled SAS Plus — for flights all over Europe. Now, its …
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) - The Oregon Business and Industry Research and Education Foundation this week released the inaugural Oregon Competitiveness Book, a collection of more than 50 indicators of economic competitiveness, from per-capita personal income to public school performance. For each indicator, the Oregon Competitiveness Book ranks Oregon among the 50 states. As a companion to the
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, told Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that he was "probably the best business partner" cartels "could ever have" in a hearing on Tuesday. "Mr. Secretary you've allowed the cartels to make billions and billions. As a matter of fact, you're probably the best business partner they could ever have," she said, and added, "They make all this money in human...
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