Obituary: Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem, 92, died on September 2 in her home in Manhattan. A writer, feminist crusader, and one of the founders of Ms. magazine, she was the author of the memoir My Life on the Road. Her memoir An Unexpected Life is forthcoming from Random House on September 22.
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Acquisitions: Bonnier Books To Acquire Nextory
Bonnier Books is acquiring rival Swedish subscription-based audiobook and ebook platform Nextory, pending approval from the Swedish Competition Authority. Bonnier already owns audio and ebook service BookBeat. Nextory is one of Europe’s largest audiobook streaming platforms, operating in 10 countries. The Swedish Herald reports that Bonnier will acquire all shares of the company for an undisclosed amount. “We have built Nextory into a significant and profitable business, and I am very proud of what we have achieved,” Shadi Bitar, Nextory ceo and co-founder, said in the announcement. “We have had interest from other players before, but now both the buyer […]
Obituary: Wendell Berry
Environmental activist and author Wendell Berry, 92, died at his home in Kentucky on Monday. He wrote essays, fiction, and poetry about agriculture and the natural world, including The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture and the Port William stories and novels. Berry received a National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama in 2011 and the National Book Critics Circle’s Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. Counterpoint will publish a new essay collection from Berry, Dispatches from Rural America: Sixteen Essays, on October 27.