Betty A. Prashker, Book Publishing Pioneer, Is Dead at 99

Betty A. Prashker, Book Publishing Pioneer, Is Dead at 99

A top editor and executive at two publishing houses, she was an advocate for other women in publishing, and for equal pay in an industry that had long been male-dominated.
Madhur Jaffrey’s Undefinable Roles

Madhur Jaffrey’s Undefinable Roles

The chef, author and actress, whose children’s book, “Seasons of Splendour,” was reissued this month, refuses to be boxed in.