In the tradition of his excellent health care napkins, Unfolding the Napkin and The Back of the Napkin author Dan Roam explains yet another complicated topic with simple pictures. Check out his take on the Wall Street bonus system. I think I finally get it now…

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At long last, I can share the news. The team behind Portfolio is launching a brand-new popular science imprint: Current.

See the whole press release below, and please do share with anyone who might be interested. If you like what Portfolio does with business books, you’re going to love what Current does with science.

In publishing, we often say that customers don’t pay any attention to imprints—maybe that’s true, maybe not. But authors, agents, and booksellers do. Portfolio’s sterling reputation makes my life as an editor much easier. The next challenge is to build Current to the point that it’s as synonymous with excellent publishing in its category as Portfolio is in business.

Naturally, Current will eventually have its own Web presence. In the meantime, we’ll share any Current-related news here on the Portfolio blog.

(Photo courtesy of Goddard Photo and Video blog.)

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How to design a book cover

At Portfolio, one of the hardest things we do is package our books. We spend hours…long, agonizing hours…coming up with the perfect title, subtitle, and cover image that we (and the author) think perfectly convey the message we want to send. In most cases, the hard work has a huge payoff, but even though our [...]

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Portfolio’s current and upcoming books (March edition)

Here’s a rundown of the new hardcover titles Portfolio is publishing between now and the end of June. If you’re a media person interested in a review copy or author interview, please e-mail me at nick.owen@us.penguingroup.com
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Linchpin:
Are You Indispensable?
By Seth Godin
Visit Seth’s Blog
On sale 1/26
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Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door:
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Good news for business students

The New York Times reported this morning that the job outlook for this year’s B-school grads is looking up. Although jobs are still scare and competition for those that remain is fierce, banks have become more optimistic about the market turnaround and have started to approve more new hires and are spending more time recruiting [...]

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Book Excerpt: DENIAL at Sears

This week, we’re publishing DENIAL: Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face – And What to Do About It.  Author Richard S. Tedlow, a professor of business history at Harvard Business School, shows how countless companies get stuck in denial while their challenges escalate into crises.  He tackles these two essential questions:
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