Hillel Italie at the AP looks at the turbulent year in and around book publishing, including comments from a number of executives. Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp remarks: “We are living in expressive times.” Penguin Random House US ceo Madeline McIntosh speaks to what Italie calls “the emerging influence of younger employees.” She says, “Some of us are sounding like the older generation during the rise of the hippies, where we’re like ‘Kids these days, what on Earth are they up to?’ Given the state of the world today, it’s completely logical that Gen Z is determined to change […]
