empire. they fled to canada and british territories in the caribbean. the author spoke at the harvard bookstore. [inaudible conversations] hi, everyone. i m alex meriwether, pleased to welcome you to this afternoon s friday forum with author maya jasanoff here to discuss her newest book, liberty s exiles. before we start, i just want to take a moment and mention a few upcoming author talks. upcoming events include james carroll on march 11 discussing his new book, jerusalem, jerusalem, how the ancient cities ignited our modern world. next, american tempest, how the boston tea party sparked a revolution. upcoming ticketed events include james glike, sarah, and governor duvall. find a list of events at harvard.com and the events flier. after maya jasanoff s talk this afternoon, we ll have time for questions after which we ll have a book signing at the table, and you can find copies of liberty s exiles at the registers. know when you buy a book from harvard bookstore, you re s
did she make money for doubleday in the and? did she lose money? you know, did she make a lot of money, with her financial performance relative to the other editors the war working during her time? i think she had a much easier time than the other editors. the other editors were kept much more strictly to being sort of forced into books the were profitable year in and year out. jackie did have some best sellers and important money spenders for the company. the power of myth was one, moon walk was another, the last darr was another best seller. almost all of the other tiffany books brought money to doubleday. i don t have a sense in the end from of looking at the hundred whether or not on balance they brought in money for doubleday. my sense is that she was allowed to do some projects that other editors would not have been allowed to do simply because she was who she was. and there was a kind of a p.r. for viking and doubleday. and so, there was a sort of thing which they di