5 Crown, Currency, Doubleday, Portfolio Authors Among FT/McKinsey 2021 “Best” Business Book Longlisters
Five Penguin Random House titles have been recognized among the fifteen semi-finalists for the transatlantic competition, the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.
- Maxine Bédat’s UNRAVELED: The Life and Death of a Garment (Portfolio)
- Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell’s THE CULT OF WE: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion (Crown)
- Patrick Radden Keefe’s EMPIRE OF PAIN: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Doubleday)
- Robert Livingston’s THE CONVERSATION: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations (Currency)
- Gregory Zuckerman’s A SHOT TO SAVE THE WORLD: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine (Portfolio)
Now in its sixteenth year, this award honors the book published in the U.S. and the U.K. that “provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues, including management, finance and economics.”
The PRH contenders were selected from among nearly 600 entrants.
A shortlist of six titles will be announced at an online event on September 23. The 2021 award winner will be revealed on December 1.
To view the complete Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2021 Longlist, click here.
Posted: August 18, 2021