Amy Goldstein Wins Business Book of the Year Award 2017

Nov 07, 2017

The Financial Times and McKinsey & Company have announced that Amy Goldstein is the winner of the 2017 Business Book of the Year Award for Janesville: An American Story (Simon & Schuster). The book explores the human consequences of the General Motors assembly plant closure in the American town of Janesville.

The award recognizes the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues. It was presented yesterday at a ceremony at the Lotte New York Palace in New York by Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times and chair of the panel of judges, and Dominic Barton, global managing partner of McKinsey & Company. The keynote speaker at the ceremony was Barry Diller, chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia. The prize comes with a £30,000 purse, and each of the five runners-up received a check for £10,000.

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