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Stephen King to Testify for US Gov't in Antitrust Trial Against Publishing Giants' Merger
Renowned author Stephen King is set to take the stand Tuesday at a federal antitrust trial in Washington.
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Feds Begin Antitrust Battle Against $2.2B Penguin Random House Merger With Simon & Schuster
The Justice Department has sued to block the $2.2 billion merger, which would reduce the Big Five U.S. publishers to four.
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DOJ Sues to Block Sale of Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry, saying consolidation would hurt authors and readers
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US Files Antitrust Suit to Stop Major Book Publisher Merger
The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry
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Justice Department Files Antitrust Suit to Block $2 Billion Merger of Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster
The Biden administration on Tuesday sued Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster to block the two companies from completing a $2.175 billion merger.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence Memoir Set for 2023 Release
Former Vice President Mike Pence has a book deal
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Penguin to Buy Simon & Schuster, Create Publishing Giant
German media giant Bertelsmann says that its Penguin Random House division is buying rival Simon & Schuster.
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Mary Trump Book Already Nearing 1 Million Sales
Mary Trump’s scathing memoir about her uncle, President Donald Trump, is nearly a million seller on preorders alone.
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Trump Family Asks Court to Block Tell-All Book by President's Niece Mary
The family of President Donald Trump is asking a court to block the publication of a forthcoming tell-all book written by Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, her lawyer and publisher confirmed Tuesday.
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CBS, Viacom Reach Deal to Form $30B Media Company
After three years of negotiations, CBS and Viacom are coming together to form a new $30 billion company, controlled by Shari Redstone and cementing her status as possibly the most influential woman in media, NBC News reported. The merger comes at a time when upheaval in the traditional pay-TV market and the rise of digital streaming services have changed the...
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Ex-NYT Editor Jill Abramson Acknowledges Sourcing Errors in Book
The former executive editor of The New York Times acknowledged Thursday that her new book, “Merchants of Truth,” contains some sourcing errors and said she would correct them. In an email Thursday to The Associated Press, Jill Abramson wrote that some page numbers in sourcing notes needed to be fixed and some sources “should have been cited as quotations in...
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Bob Woodward Writing Inside Account of Trump White House
The next writer to take a close look at the Trump presidency: Bob Woodward. The celebrated journalist of Watergate fame has written “Fear: Trump in the White House,” Simon & Schuster announced Monday. The book is coming out Sept. 11. According to the publisher, Woodward is drawing on “hundreds of hours” of interviews, along with notes, files and diaries to...
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Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong'o Working on Picture Book on Colorism
The Kenyan actress’ debut book will be a story about “colorism,” the favorable treatment given to people with lighter skin
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In Upcoming Memoir, Clinton Reflects on What She Might Have Done Differently in Presidential Campaign
Hillary Clinton feels she let down the millions of people who supported her in the 2016 presidential election, she says in her new book, according to two excerpts of the audio book obtained by “Morning Joe.” Clinton says the book, “What Happened,” is about moments from the campaign she wishes she could do over, including her reaction to now-President Donald...
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Hillary Clinton Calls New Book ‘What Happened'
Hillary Clinton is calling her new book “What Happened” and promising to let her “guard down” as she remembers her stunning defeat last year to Donald Trump. Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press on Thursday that Clinton will describe the “intense personal experience” of being the first woman nominated by a major party for president. The publisher said the...
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Bill Clinton, James Patterson Team Up on Thriller Called ‘The President Is Missing'
Neither Bill Clinton nor James Patterson has ever tried something like this before. The former president and the best-selling novelist are collaborating on a thriller, “The President is Missing,” to come out June 2018 as an unusual joint release from rival publishers — Alfred A. Knopf and Little, Brown and Co. In a statement Monday provided to The Associated Press,...
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Hillary Clinton Re-emerges, Announces New Book
Hillary Clinton is releasing a book this fall reflecting on her loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, NBC News reported. The book’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, told the Associated Press Wednesday that Clinton is working on a book structured around quotations that have inspired her. The publisher said Clinton will use the quotes to tell her story,...