Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Editor Starts Her Own Publishing Firm

Molly Stern, the former publisher of Crown, is starting Zando, an independent publishing company with an unusual marketing strategy. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2020-10-22 09:00:18 UTC ]

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