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November 3, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Penguin Random House–Simon & Schuster Merger Has Been Blocked. What Now?
While the anti-monopoly movement has a huge victory to celebrate, the publishing industry is left with a sense of impending doom.
January 4, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Nonexistent Cancellation of Norman Mailer
Junior staffers at Penguin Random House scoff at the idea that one of their own was powerful enough to derail a new collection of the author’s work.
November 25, 2020
Alex Shephard
Pretty Soon There’ll Be Just One Big Book Publisher Left
The acquisition of Simon & Schuster by Penguin Random House shows that the industry is headed toward a monopolistic singularity.
September 18, 2020
Alex Shephard
Barack Obama’s Memoir Is Set to Be the Biggest Book This Year
The craziest year in publishing industry history just got crazier.
September 12, 2018
Alex Shephard
Penguin Random House Is Building the Perfect Publishing House
But does it matter in the age of Amazon?
February 28, 2017
Alex Shephard
Barack and Michelle Obama are about to get paid.
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