The Latest Breaking News from Simon & Schuster

There's No Constitutional Right To Own a Pit Bull, Federal Court Says

Plus: A flawed study on marijuana risks, the collapsing publishing-house merger, and more...

Reason · Nov 21, 2022

Review: Bob Dylan's new book about songwriting is fascinating, amusing and not what was expected

The Minnesota icon riffs about 66 songs and his philosophies on war, marriage and money.

Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022

US Judge lays out case for blocking publishing giants merger

A federal judge has laid out a data-laden case for why she blocked Penguin Random House’s proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

US judge blocks $2.2bn Penguin Random House merger

Justice department argued the melding of the publishing house with Simon & Schuster would harm competition and authors’ pay

The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2022

Judge blocks $2.2 billion merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

The DOJ has argued that the merger violates antitrust law and would harm competition.

Axios · Nov 1, 2022

Why Stephen King turned on his own publisher in a battle over the future of the book industry

Josh Marcus looks into why the horror king — and the Biden administration — has been trying to stop the big-money merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022

Judge blocks Penguin Random House from buying rival Simon & Schuster

Horror author Stephen King testified on behalf of the Biden administration in August trial

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

Author Colleen Hoover went from tending cows to writing bestsellers

The top-selling author in the country right now is a 42-year-old mom and former social worker who lives in the same small Texas town where she's spent practically her entire life.

WEKU · Oct 24, 2022

Lana Del Rey says she lost unpublished book manuscript and new music in car break-in

Grammy-nominated singer had a backpack stolen out of her car in Los Angeles

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Anthony Bourdain biography reveals a man spiraling and ‘addicted to being busy’

The impressionistic portrait that emerges is of a complex man who combined swagger and spiky cool with deep insecurity, neediness and image-consciousness.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 19, 2022