'AMONG Friends: An Illustrated Oral History of American Book Publishing and Bookselling in the 20th Century'is a book that telescopes what matters behind the formidable façade of the publishing world. Edited by Buz Teacher and Janet Bukovinsky, this hefty art book (at 541 pages) comes from the imprint of Two Trees Press.

This book is important because it throws a light on why publishing in the United States is still a predominantly white phenomenon. It revisits publishing in the US from the 1960s to the 1990s, whose conditions still inform the way books are published in the 21st century.