Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s world came to a sudden halt when her husband, Dave Goldberg, died suddenly, at age 47, during a spring 2015 trip to Mexico. In the months that followed, the self-assured author of Lean In found herself lost in grief, adrift from the life she and Goldberg had built. “[My self-confidence] just kind of crumbled in every area,” she tells Time magazine in this month’s cover story. “I didn’t think I could be a good friend. I didn’t feel like I could do my job.” But now she has come roaring back—to her daily work at Facebook and to her place of influence in the broader corporate landscape. Her new book, Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy comes out today. And in February, she announced changes to Facebook’s bereavement leave policy. “Starting today, Facebook employees will have up to 20 days paid leave to grieve an immediate family member, up to 10 days to grieve an extended family member, and will be able to take up to six weeks of paid leave to care for a sick relative,” she wrote in a Facebook post. Advocates, including organizations like Family Values @ Work, expressed hope that Facebook’s shift in policy would prompt other companies to follow suit. (As of March 2016, just 13% of private-sector employees have access to paid family leave, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.) But Jim Santucci, executive director of Kara—the Palo Alto, Calif.-based grief counseling organization that Sandberg turned to for... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2017-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ongoing "security incident" with Macmillan's computer network will prevent the publisher from processing, receiving, placing, or shipping orders through at least June 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In her debut book, Amanda Held Opelt reflects on loss, including the death of her sister Rachel Held Evans, and looks at different cultures to argue for why Americans must learn to normalize difficult emotions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Said to be stepping away from London Book Fair's producer RX, Andy Ventris saw only one iteration of the fair under his management. The post London Book Fair Director Andy Ventris Is Reported Leaving appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-05-18 17:34:07 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age’s NewFronts 2022 newsletter. We’ll be sharing a daily roundup of events, interviews and sessions from IAB. You can sign up here to get updates delivered to your inbox.Amy Poehler’s Twitch tutorial Comedian Amy Poehler helped Amazon’s pitch to media buyers on Monday, at the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2022-05-03 23:15:06 UTC ]
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Sherrod, the v-p and editorial director of Amistad, will leave the HarperCollins imprint after nearly a decade to "pursue a new endeavor." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Why do authors always ask for readers to leave reviews? Do reviews really help sell their books? Bottom line: yes. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-03-30 10:35:00 UTC ]
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Ted Cruz misinterpreted and misrepresented Black children's books as he questioned Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-23 17:49:14 UTC ]
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Historian Nicholas Mulder explains sanctions' modern origins in the League of Nations era. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-25 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Containers full of books at the bottom of the ocean are just one problem for an industry facing a host of shortagesThe supply chain crisis over the last year has caused quite a splash for the book publishing industry – literally.In early January, a large shipping vessel coming from Taiwan was... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-02-07 07:00:04 UTC ]
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Ian McEwan’s “ambitious and mesmerising” new novel Lessons will be published by Jonathan Cape in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 02:10:47 UTC ]
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Scholastic’s Kate Newport is joining Hachette Children’s Group in the newly created role of publisher for non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-09 18:55:54 UTC ]
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Some agents and publishers who chose not to roll over their London Book Fair bookings from 2020 have reported struggling to get tables at next year’s event, with organisers admitting there is now a waiting list amid high demand and construction works at the Olympia venue. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 16:42:18 UTC ]
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DK has appointed Zara Anvari in the new role of senior acquisitions editor for the Life division. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-14 05:03:05 UTC ]
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Ed Lake is moving to Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the newly created role of publishing director for non-fiction after five years at Profile. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 10:49:33 UTC ]
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Gina Gagliano, the founder and publishing director of Random House Graphic, Random House Children's Books’ graphic novel imprint, is leaving the company effective December 3. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown has appointed Matthew Crossey from Penguin Random House as head of lifestyle non-fiction campaigns. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-22 00:37:51 UTC ]
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Lyndsey Mayhew is leaving Welbeck to join non-fiction book publicity agency The Book Publicist as associate director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 14:15:36 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has announced a restructure to the fiction editorial team with Jo Dickinson stepping up and Kate Howard leaving the company after 16 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 12:31:59 UTC ]
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The Chinese dissident artist writes a memoir of family, exile and the inseparability of art and politics. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-10-30 09:00:03 UTC ]
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