Economy Aug 07 Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion By Associated Press
Nation Nov 01 Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger blocked by federal judge The ruling was a victory for the Biden administration's tougher approach to proposed mergers, a break from decades of precedent under Democratic and Republican leadership. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts Nov 02 U.S. files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger German media giant Bertelsmann's Penguin Random House is already the largest American publisher. It wants to buy New York-based Simon & Schuster, whose authors include Stephen King, Hillary Clinton and John Irving. By Tali Arbel, Associated Press
Arts May 26 Author Roxane Gay launches imprint Roxane Gay Books Roxane Gay’s latest project is an imprint that will release the kinds of books she likes to read. The author of such works as “Bad Feminist” and “Hunger” is teaming up with Grove Atlantic on Roxane Gay Books, which will… By Associated Press
Politics Sep 17 First volume of Barack Obama’s memoir coming Nov. 17 The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir, “A Promised Land,” is coming out Nov. 17 and will cover his swift and historic rise to the White House and his first term in office. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Jul 01 Judge temporarily blocks tell-all book by Trump’s niece By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Distribution of a tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece was blocked by a judge Tuesday after the president's brother said its publication would violate a pact among family members, but a publisher's chief executive says the book has already… Continue reading
Jun 11 Black authors knew they were being paid less. This hashtag revealed how large the gap really is By Joshua Barajas, Jeffrey Brown In recent days, hundreds of authors have shared how much they were paid with the hashtag #PublishingPaidMe, a push to reveal the economic disparities between black and non-black authors. Continue reading
Jul 08 Tariffs could cause a Bible shortage, publishers say By Travis Loller, Associated Press Millions of Bibles — some estimates put it at 150 million or more — are printed in China each year. Continue reading