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Simon and Schuster
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.
June 16, 2021
Alex Shephard
A Trump Memoir Would Be a Huge Seller, but No Major Publisher Wants to Buy It
The big publishing houses routinely push out political books that are less than truthful, but the former president’s lies seem to be a bridge too far.
May 14, 2021
Alex Shephard
Simon & Schuster Staffers Are Still Very Pissed About Mike Pence’s Book Deal
Tensions boiled over at a town hall meeting with CEO Jonathan Karp about the company’s decision to publish former Trump officials.
April 30, 2021
Alex Shephard
What Does Book Publishing Stand For?
A series of controversies has called the industry’s supposed values into question.
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.
February 28, 2017
Alex Shephard
Barack and Michelle Obama are about to get paid.
January 25, 2017
Alex Shephard
Book Publishing Is Not a Good Champion of Free Speech
The uproar over Milo Yiannopolous’s book exposes the tensions between the industry’s purported ideals and the profit motive.
December 29, 2016
Alex Shephard
A Simon & Schuster imprint reportedly just gave alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos a $250,000 book deal
October 5, 2015
Alex Shephard
Is an Amy Schumer Essay Collection Worth $10 Million?
The logic behind publishers’ massive celebrity book deals
October 22, 2013
Noreen Malone
The New King of Trash Publishing: Meet the Man Who Revolutionized Lowbrow
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