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From the Pulitzer-prize winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movement
On October 5, 2017, the New York Times published an article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey--and then the world changed. For months Kantor and Twohey had been having confidential discussions with top actresses, former Weinstein employees and other sources, learning of disturbing long-buried allegations, some of which had been covered up by onerous legal settlements. The journalists meticulously picked their way through a web of decades-old secret payouts and nondisclosure agreements, pressed some of the most famous women in the world--and some unknown ones--to risk going on the record, and faced down Weinstein, his team of high-priced defenders, and even his private investigators.
But nothing could have prepared them for what followed the publication of their Weinstein story. Within days, a veritable Pandora's Box of sexual harassment and abuse was opened, and women who had suffered in silence for generations began coming forward, trusting that the world would understand their stories. Over the next twelve months, hundreds of men from every walk of life and industry would be outed for mistreating their colleagues. But did too much change--or not enough? Those questions plunged the two journalists into a new phase of reporting and some of their most startling findings yet.
With superlative detail, insight, and journalistic expertise, Kantor and Twohey take us for the first time into the very heart of this social shift, reliving in real-time what it took to get the story and giving an up-close portrait of the forces that hindered and spurred change. They describe the surprising journeys of those who spoke up--for the sake of other women, for future generations, and for themselves--and so changed us all.
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“A binge-read of a book, propelled, for the most part, by a clear, adrenaline-spiking ticktock of how their stories came together, and studded with all manner of new astonishing details…In many ways, She Said is more significant than All the President’s Men.”
— Los Angeles Times Review
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“The authors—who won a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting—go beyond rehashing their investigative process: They shed new light on Weinstein’s abuse and call attention to the people and structures that enabled him.”
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“Kantor and Twohey even-handedly assess the impact of the #MeToo movement thus far while also turning a perceptive, hopeful eye on the way forward.”
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“An instant classic of investigative journalism.”
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“A professional memoir that often reads as a riveting work of true crime…A tale of investigative reporting’s power to nudge the world out of its complacencies.”
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“Reveals the power of women who, together, refused to stay silent.”
— New Republic
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A New York Times Pick of the Month
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An Esquire Magazine Pick of the Best Books of Fall
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A #1 Amazon.com bestseller
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month selection
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A #1 iBooks bestseller in Biographies & Memoirs
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New York Times bestseller
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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
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A New York Times Bestseller in Audio
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A Top Ten New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
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A Slate Magazine Best Book of the Year in Audiobooks
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An Atlantic Best Book of the Year
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A BuzzFeed Books Pick of Favorite Books of the Decade
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Runner-Up for the Porchlight Best Business Book of 2019 in Narrative & Biography
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About the Authors
Jodi Kantor began her journalism career at Slate.com in 1998, and four years later she became the arts and leisure editor of the New York Times. For six years she wrote about Barack and Michelle Obama, covering the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. Her bestselling book The Obamas was published in 2012. She is a contributor to “This Morning” on CBS.
Megan Twohey is a prize-winning investigative reporter for the New York Times who has focused much of her attention on the treatment of women and children. As a reporter with Reuters, she uncovered an underground network in which parents gave away adopted children they no longer wanted to strangers met on the Internet, and the series was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. While reporting at the Chicago Tribune, she exposed how police were shelving DNA evidence collected after sex crimes, the result of which was that Illinois passed the first state law mandating the testing of every rape kit. She is a contributor to NBC and MSNBC
Rebecca Lowman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has won numerous Earphones Awards. She has starred in numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Big Love, NCIS, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University.
About Jodi Kantor
Rebecca Lowman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has won numerous Earphones Awards. She has starred in numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Big Love, NCIS, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University.