Simon & Schuster turns 100

Chances are high that youve delved into the pages of a Simon & Schuster (S&S) book at least once in your life. As the largest independent trade publisher of adult and childrens books, S&S has published thousands of books across genres over the past 100 years—and many of its authors (think Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Judy Blume, and John Steinbeck) have left an indelible mark on culture. Celebrate this milestone with our friends at S&S, and check out these 10 recent must-read Author Talks interviews with S&S authors. And to explore the latest rankings of best-selling business books from S&S and other publishers, prepared exclusively for McKinsey Publishing by Circana, visit McKinsey on Books.

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