Reagan Arthur just landed what might be the most coveted job in book publishing. Under Mehta, in an environment of rapid consolidation, Knopf maintained its own identity and only increased its power within what became Penguin Random House, the world’s largest book publishing conglomerate. Arthur has worked for nearly 20 years at Little, Brown, a division of Hachette, where she became publisher in 2013. We talked to Arthur about the new line of women taking over publishing, the reckoning over “American Dirt,” and her vision for the future of Knopf. I think taking this particular book and publication out of the equation for a minute, it highlights a situation we’re all aware of.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2020 21:11 UTC