Book Deals: Week of July 5, 2021
Ro Khanna, a congressman whose district includes Silicon Valley, sold Dignity in a Digital Age to Simon & Schuster. The book, subtitled Making Tech Work for All of Us, was acquired by executive editor Stephanie Frerich in a world rights agreement from Jim Levine at the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. S&S said Khanna tackles “equal access to technology,” one of the pressing issues of our day, and makes the case for “democratizing digital innovation in order to build economically vibrant and inclusive communities.” Before being elected to Congress, Khanna served as deputy ...
Source: publishersweekly.com