From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who exposed the scandal of sexual harassment and abuse by Harvey Weinstein for The New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, comes the gripping 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 the world changed. For months, Kantor and Twohey conducted confidential discussions with top actresses, former Weinstein employees, and other sources, learning about troubling allegations that had been buried for far too long, some of which had been concealed with onerous legal settlements.
The journalists painstakingly unraveled a web of secret payments and confidentiality agreements that had entwined for decades, pressuring some of the most famous women in the world—and some unknowns—to risk a public accusation, and faced down Weinstein, his cadre of expensive lawyers, and even his private investigators.
But nothing could have prepared them for what followed the publication of their article on the Weinstein case. Within a matter of days, a Pandora's box of accusations of sexual harassment and abuse opened, and women who had suffered silently for generations began to speak out publicly, believing that the world would understand their stories.
In the following twelve months, hundreds of men from every social and professional class would be publicly accused of mistreating their colleagues. But were the changes sweeping enough—or had they not even progressed as much as they should have? These questions drove the two journalists into a new phase of their reporting and some of their most stunning discoveries.
With highly detailed analysis and investigative prowess, Kantor and Twohey take us for the first time straight to the heart of this social upheaval, with a vivid, almost minute-by-minute account of the struggle it took to bring the issue to light, along with an extensive profile of both the forces that obstructed and those that ignited the change.
They describe the remarkable journey of those who spoke out—for the sake of other women, for future generations, and for themselves—thus changing all of us.
“Perfect and riveting… She Said feels a bit like a feminist version of All the President's Men.” —Susan Faludi, The New York Times Book Review
“From the very first moment, a classic work of investigative journalism.” — Carlos Lozado, Washington Post
“Deeply riveting, like All the President's Men, but less self-congratulatory.” — NPR
“An addictive read, highlighted by the gripping, minute-by-minute account of the composition of the story, and filled with all sorts of astonishing details… In many ways, She Said is a more important book than All the President's Men.” — Los Angeles Times Review
“A professional achievement that often reads like a gripping detective novel.” — The Atlantic
“A thriller worthy of All the President's Men.” — The Guardian
“From the very first moment, a classic work of investigative journalism. If your jaw dropped at the newspaper's initial allegations against the ruthless movie mogul, prepare to pick it up off the floor as authors Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey recount how they uncovered the story.” — Monica Hesse, The Washington Post
“She Said, a chronicle of the #MeToo era by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, reveals the power of women who, together, refused to remain silent.” — The New Republic
“Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey are two names that future generations will learn from history books.” — Mashable
“A story of meticulous, brave journalism that does to Hollywood patriarchs what Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein did to the Nixon administration.” — The Times (UK)
“A must-read.” — Observer (UK)
Named a top book of the year by The Atlantic, Amazon, NPR, TIME, Esquire, Publishers Weekly, Washington Post, New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Elle, Goodreads, Fortune, etc. + One of the ten best pieces of journalism of the decade, according to New York University.
The Authors: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey are investigative journalists at The New York Times. Kantor has particularly focused on the workplace, specifically on the treatment of women, in her work, covered two presidential campaigns, and written the book The Obamas. Twohey has largely directed her attention to the treatment of women and children, and in 2014, as a reporter for Reuters News, she was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism. Kantor and Twohey have shared numerous honors for their exposure of the Weinstein case, including the George Polk Award, and, along with colleagues, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
