A true story worthy of a Patricia Highsmith thriller was published this week in the New Yorker. His account would not explain instances where he inflated his professional experience to smooth his rapid advance up the ranks of publishing. While publishing as a whole is dominated by women, specifically white women, its most powerful positions are still mostly occupied by white men. Women working in publishing say that all too often they see bright, likely looking young men fast-tracked for promotion, while they toil unrecognised. I still think that is a pretty nifty trick.” The Woman in the Window, the film version of Mallory’s thriller, is on its way.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2019 18:22 UTC