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Forbes
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Aesop Queer Library Returns To New York City For Pride
Aesop Queer Library will return to New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto this June Aesop A beloved way to acquire LGBTQ+ books, for free, is returning for its fifth year. Aesop Queer Library will return this Pride season with pop-ups in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto from Thursday, June 26 through Sunday, June 29. And in a year when corporate pride initiatives are notably stifled, this Australia-based fragrance brand is continuing it's June traditions. Each year at selected boutiques, Aesop removes their products from the stores and uses the shelving space to offer books by and about queer people, all on the house. Select stores will also offer reading nooks, and guests can each leave with a free title. In 2025, the Aesop Queer Library theme will be 'In Other Words -language as liberation', with titles including bestsellers curated in partnership with Penguin Random House and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), an organization instrumental in defending freedom of speech and expression. Featured authors at the library include Ocean Vuong, Tourmaline, and Miranda July. For those who can't make it to the pop-up, a full reading list from a diverse range of queer authors can be found on Aesop's website. 'In a moment when many queer voices face silencing, the act of sharing LGBTQIA2S+ literature becomes all the more essential,' shared a spokesperson for Aesop. 'These stories transcend reductive narratives, illuminating the richness, resilience, and nuance of queer experience… Our 2025 theme, In Other Words—Language as Liberation, underscores the role of words as both refuge and resistance—revealing how language not only describes the world but dares to remake it. These books are bridges: between generations, identities, and imaginations." Inside an Aesop Queer Library Aesop Aesop's connection to literature connects back to the brand's name, inspired by the legendary teller of fables, Aesop. With each year of the pop-up library, attendance has grown. 'The Aesop Queer Library continues to evolve as a sincere and intentional celebration of queer storytelling—rooted in generosity, cultural contribution, and care,' shared the Aesop spokesperson. 'Each year, we expand its reach to bring the library to more communities, reaffirming our belief in the power of literature to foster connection, understanding, and self-expression.' In 2025, Aesop's queer libraries can be found at three stores in three cities: New York City: Aesop Rockefeller Center at 610Fifth Avenue, Suite 7 Los Angeles: Aesop Larchmont at 128 N Larchmont Blvd Toronto: Aesop Yorkville at 94 Cumberland Street, Unit 3 More LGBTQ+ Books in New York City Beyond the four-day pop-up, there are plenty more spaces to find curated selections of LGBTQ+ books in New York City. The Bureau of Queer Services, General Division, located inside the LGBT Center in Greenwich Village, offers a wide selection of LGBTQ+ literature, art books, indie zines and more. In Brooklyn, Hive Mind offers new and used LGBTQ+ titles in Bushwick (plus a cafe offering seasonal coffee and tea drinks), and the Nonbinarian Bookstore in Crown Heights offers a wide variety of LGBTQ+ books and gifts.
Washington Post
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
First, Virgil Abloh changed Nike. Then he came for luxury fashion.
Adapted from 'Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture With Virgil Abloh,' ©2025 by Robin Givhan. Published in the United States by Crown, an imprint of Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. As a teenager in Rockford, Illinois, Virgil Abloh saved his pennies and bought his first pair of Nike Air Jordans from a Marshalls discount department store.
The Spinoff
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Spinoff
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending June 20
The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books' stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern (Penguin Random House, $60) Spot New Zealand's former prime minster on this week's New York Times bestseller list. 2 The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press, $38) The un-put-downable alternate history that explores some of life's biggest questions, including what does it mean to have a soul? Can a human ever not have one? 3 Eurotrash by Christian Kracht (Serpents Tail, $30) Auckland really loves this hectic mother-son roadtrip novel. 4 James by Percival Everett (Picador, $38) Everett's biggest book yet is his stunning, funny and profound retelling of Huckleberry Finn. 5 Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum (Bloomsbury, $25) Cosy and charming and perfect for a long Matariki weekend. 6 The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (Penguin, $26) This year's winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction. One of the most exquisite novels you'll read this year: it is moving, sexy and surprising. 7 Butter by Asako Yuzuki (4th Estate, $35) The smash hit novel based on a true crime story of a serial killer who lured her victims in with stunning food. 8 A Dim Prognosis by Ivor Popovich (Allen & Unwin, $38) An utterly gripping, energetic memoir from Dr Popovich. Revealing! See The Spinoff this weekend to read an excerpt from this brilliant book. 9 Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Random House, $38) Vuong's second novel. 10 King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby (Hachette, $38) A fiery crime novel. Here's the blurb: 'Roman Carruthers left the smoke and fire of his family's crematory business behind in his hometown of Jefferson Run, Virginia. He is enjoying a life of shallow excess as a financial adviser in Atlanta until he gets a call from his sister, Neveah, telling him their father is in a coma after a hit-and-run accident. When Roman goes home, he learns the accident may not be what it seems. His brother, Dante, is deeply in debt to dangerous, ruthless criminals. And Roman is willing to do anything to protect his family. Anything. A financial whiz with a head for numbers and a talent for making his clients rich, Roman must use all his skills to try to save his family while dealing with a shadow that has haunted them all for twenty years: the disappearance of their mother when Roman and his siblings were teenagers. It's a mystery that Neveah, who has sacrificed so much of her life to hold her family together, is determined to solve once and for all. As fate and chance and heartache ignite their lives, the Carruthers family must pull together to survive or see their lives turn to ash. Because, as their father counselled them from birth, nothing lasts forever. Everything burns.' WELLINGTON 1 A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern (Penguin Random House, $60) 2 Towards Modernism: Walter Cook Collection at Te Papa by Justine Olsen (Te Papa Press, $75) This handsome new publication celebrates the Walter Cook Collection of Decorative Arts (held at Te Papa) and the ceramic, glass and metal objects therein. 3 The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press, $38) 4 It's A Bit More Complicated Than That by Hannah Marshall (Allen and Unwin NZ, $25) A brilliant new YA novel from a huge new talent. Here's the blurb: 'Zelle and Callum used to be best friends, but they haven't spoken in three years: not since the tragedy that wrenched them apart, and Zelle moved away. But now Zelle is back, and their lives are about to get a whole lot more complicated. Zelle is in denial about her alcohol use that threatens to spiral out of control, and she's deeply annoyed at having to leave the city. Callum's future is thrown into jeopardy after both a disastrous uni interview and his budding romance turning sour. But they can't keep running from the past forever, and circumstances force them to examine their grief and guilt and find a way through.' 5 A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan (Allen and Unwin NZ, $37) 'Trevelyan's narrator is 10 years old. She's unnamed until the very end of the book (I won't reveal it here: best to find out for yourself). It's this naive perspective that makes A Beautiful Family both easy to read and impossible to put down. The narrator's innocence is pitted against several disturbing factors, all orbiting her summer in various shapes and shades, and it's that persistent dance of disturbances that creates the sustained and unrelenting tension in the novel.' Read more of Claire Mabey's review on The Spinoff, right here. 6 The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (Penguin, $26) 7 Delirious by Damien Wilkins (Te Herenga Waka University Press, $38) 'I don't want to say that Delirious is the pinnacle of what Damien can do because that would be like putting a curse on his future work. But I am going to say it's almost impossible for me to imagine how he could do better. I think this is a great book – Great with capital G.' Even before Delirious won this year's Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, Elizabeth Knox was rapturous about Wilkins' beautiful novel. 8 Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (Scribe, $37) Shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. 'In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Published originally in the Kannada language between 1990 and 2023, praised for their dry and gentle humour, these portraits of family and community tensions testify to Mushtaq's years as a journalist and lawyer, in which she tirelessly championed women's rights and protested all forms of caste and religious oppression. Written in a style at once witty, vivid, colloquial, moving and excoriating, it's in her characters – the sparky children, the audacious grandmothers, the buffoonish maulvis and thug brothers, the oft-hapless husbands, and the mothers above all, surviving their feelings at great cost – that Mushtaq emerges as an astonishing writer and observer of human nature, building disconcerting emotional heights out of a rich spoken style. Her opus has garnered both censure from conservative quarters as well as India's most prestigious literary awards; this is a collection sure to be read for years to come.' 9 James by Percival Everett (Picador, $38) 10 The Māori Millionaire by Te Kahukura Boynton (Penguin, $35) 'Te Kahukura Boynton is Māori Millionaire, and her debut book is here to help. Learn how to make money by clearing debt, saving for an emergency, finding work and increasing your salary, and even starting your own business and investing in shares and yourself. With tips on building better habits with your money and your life, Māori Millionaire is the positive mindset change you might be missing.' So goes the blurb.
Mint
a day ago
- Business
- Mint
5 new books to find your mojo at the workplace
Next Story Team Lounge A roundup of recent releases to help you navigate a range of triggers in the office—from interpersonal conflicts to coaching others for better outcomes The office could give rise to interpersonal conflicts or be a safe space for mentoring and coaching for better outcomes. Gift this article The Nurturing Quotient The Nurturing Quotient Business coaches Nirupama Subramanian and Rajesh Ramachandran distill their decades-long experience of working in the corporate world, and with business leaders, in this accessible guide, The Nurturing Quotient, to nurturing others and oneself for long-term success in the workplace. Structured around a key framework called HOPE (Humility, Openness, Patience, Empathy), they demonstrate how it can be used to cultivate MILE (Mentor, Inspire, Listen, Empathize) behaviours for a healthier and happier work environment. If you are grappling with burnout or managing the expectations of intergenerational employees, this book will give you some actionable insights to forge your way ahead. (Penguin Random House, ₹ 499) Business coaches Nirupama Subramanian and Rajesh Ramachandran distill their decades-long experience of working in the corporate world, and with business leaders, in this accessible guide, The Nurturing Quotient, to nurturing others and oneself for long-term success in the workplace. Structured around a key framework called HOPE (Humility, Openness, Patience, Empathy), they demonstrate how it can be used to cultivate MILE (Mentor, Inspire, Listen, Empathize) behaviours for a healthier and happier work environment. If you are grappling with burnout or managing the expectations of intergenerational employees, this book will give you some actionable insights to forge your way ahead. (Penguin Random House, ₹ 499) The Nurturing Quotient by Rajesh Ramakrishnan and Nirupama Subramanian. How to Get Along With Anyone Studies say that the average American worker wastes 156 hours every year embroiled in conflicts at the workplace, while managers spend a quarter of their time every week to mediate and resolve difficult situations at work. It wouldn't be far from the truth to extrapolate these data to the Indian context. If you've been at the receiving end of frosty behaviour from colleagues or find yourself agonising over microaggressions, the answers to your problems may lie in How to Get Along With Anyone by John Eliot and Jim Guinn. The authors not only explain various types of conflicts, but also give you tools to predict potential disputes and preempt them. Best of all, these strategies can help you diffuse knotty situations at home too. (Simon & Schuster, ₹ 799) How to Get Along With Anyone by John Eliot and Jim Guinn. If you don't have the time, or inclination, to read a full-fledged book, this one's for you. Written by one of India's leading coaches and management experts, Debashish Chatterjee, it brings together insights gleaned from a lifetime of teaching, training, and coaching corporate executives. Each entry presents a quirky hot take on one theme—the power of listening over speaking, for instance, or advice on how to get unstuck. It's a mishmash of wellness meets mindfulness meets self-help—good timepass if you are bored on a flight. A few line drawings have been thrown in the mix to liven up things. (Penguin Random House, ₹ 499) One Minute Wisdom by Debashis Chatterjee. Coming from the pen of a professional baseball player, Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy is pitched as a manual for achieving peak performance. But it doesn't only apply to sportspeople. Looking back on his professional career—his successes, failures and training regime—Murphy presents the secret sauce to his resilience. More than physical fitness, it was his mastery over his mental blocks, anxiety and limiting beliefs that helped him stay relevant in the game. Many of his tricks and tips will come in handy for those navigating the highs and lows of corporate life. Techniques, tools and exercises will help you stay on course as you build your mental muscle. (Hachette, ₹ 699) Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy Timeless Skills: The Playbook to Climb the Corporate Ladder What holds back middle managers from ascending the rungs of career growth? Nishant Saxena, the author of Timeless Skills, a senior executive with years of experience, ran a workshop at a listed company to find possible answers to this question. Over his long career, he had coached and mentored many managers, given advice about improving their skillset or behaviours. Yet, a majority of them couldn't take the feedback on board and improve their performance. So what makes some people rapidly climb the corporate ladder, while others lag behind? Using his lived experience and inputs from his workshop, Nishant Saxena provides a manual that may make you rethink and evaluate the career decisions you have made so far. (Penguin Random House, ₹ 399) Timeless Skills: The Playbook to Climb the Corporate Ladder by Nishant Saxena. Also read: 'Materialists' review: Love and other banalities Topics You May Be Interested In Catch all the Business News, Market News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on Live Mint. Download The Mint News App to get Daily Market Updates.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2M payment for her memoir ‘Lovely One' in 2024
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported receiving over $2 million from Penguin Random House, which published her book, 'Lovely One: A Memoir,' in 2024. Jackson's financial disclosure report indicated that Penguin Random House paid her a $2,068,750 book advance in 2024. The company also provided reimbursements for transportation, food, and lodging to promote her book at events across the country. 'Lovely One,' whose title references her West African birth name's meaning, was published in early September, and is described by Amazon as 'tracing her family's ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America's highest court within the span of one generation.' Her book tour spanned the country with stops in major cities including San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Miami and Atlanta. This is not the first time Penguin Random House has sent her a massive payment, as a similar disclosure report revealed the company paid her a $893,750 book advance in 2023, bringing the total over two years to almost $3 million. Jackson's financial disclosure report indicated that Penguin Random House paid her a $2,068,750 book advance in 2024. AP The Supreme Court recently adopted a formal ethics code for receiving free travel and other gifts. However, there is no current cap on how much justices may earn from book deals. 'Last month, Barrett, Jackson, Gorsuch and Sotomayor recused themselves from a decision over whether to hear a case involving the parent company of the book publisher Penguin Random House,' the Washington Post reported. Her book tour spanned the country with stops in major cities including San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Miami and Atlanta. Penguin Random House 'The justices did not explain their reasoning for sitting out the discussion, but an ethics expert said it was probably because the case involved the German company Bertelsmann, which owns the publishing house that has published or will be publishing their books.'
