Book publishing’s existential crisis | What's the Story?

There’s an ongoing reckoning happening in the book publishing industry. Younger staff at publishing houses like Simon & Schuster and Hachette are starting to organize a protest their company’s decisions to publish books by controversial figures, from Mike Pence to Woody Allen. And it’s forcing the industry to ask itself some really tough questions about it’s role as a huge platform and financial resource for authors. Vox book critic Constance Grady joins the show to shed some light on book deals and discuss her take on the industry’s existential woes.

Read the full story: https://www.vox.com/culture/22423485/publishing-book-deal-simon-schuster-mike-pence-kellyanne-conway-dutton-linda-fairstein

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- Hosts: Rebecca Jennings (@rebexxxa) Meredith Haggerty (@manymanywords)

- Producer: Taylor Maycan, Schuyler Swenson

- Engineer: Paul Mounsey

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