Penguin Random House announced they will make “a substantial donation” to the Red Cross, entirely directed to the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which destroyed parts of the country and killed upwards of 10,000 people. The tragedy has a “personal connection” for Penguin Random House, ceo Markus Dohle wrote in a letter to staff, because the company’s Author Solutions division employs more than 1400 people in Cebu, close to where the worst devastation took place. While there have been no reported casualties among Author Solution staff, “we know of more than 100 people in our team with family […]
