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News Articles: Simon & Schuster

A book published by Simon & Schuster is displayed on July 30, 2022, in Tigard, Ore.

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  • Books

Paramount sells Simon & Schuster to private investment firm

Paramount Global has sold Simon & Schuster to the private equity firm KKR. The deal comes nearly a year after the Department of Justice blocked Penguin Random House from acquiring Simon & Schuster.

August 07, 2023
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
The Penguin logo is visible on the spine of a book. The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster to block the companies from completing a merger valued at $2.175 billion.

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Authors and bookstore owners worry a big publishing merger will affect diversity

The proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will likely change things for authors and readers - for better or worse

August 07, 2022
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
A picture shows the headquarters of publishers Random House in Central London on October 29, 2012 before it merged with Penguin. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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  • Books

The U.S. Department of Justice seeks to block a book publishing 'behemoth'

The Department of Justice is suing to block a proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster

November 02, 2021
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  • Neda Ulaby
Protesters gathered at a memorial a Louisville, Ky. park on March 13, 2021, the anniversary of Breonna Taylor's killing. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers involved in the fatal raid, is facing widespread criticism for planning to publish a book about it.

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  • National

Simon & Schuster Reverses, Won't Distribute Book By Officer In Breonna Taylor Raid

Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly is writing a book about the botched raid, during which he shot into Taylor's apartment after being wounded. Post Hill Press says it will move forward with its plans to publish.

April 16, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
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After Capitol Riot Backlash, Sen. Josh Hawley's Book Will Hit Shelves In May

"We're proud to publish Mr. Hawley's book, which his original publisher has made more important than ever," Regnery Publishing President Thomas Spence said Monday.

January 18, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley speaks during a Senate debate session to ratify the 2020 presidential election on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

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Publisher Cancels Book By Sen. Hawley, Citing His Role In Inciting Capitol Attack

Simon & Schuster says it has decided not to publish Hawley's forthcoming book The Tyranny of Big Tech, suggesting that the lawmaker helped foment Wednesday's violence.

January 08, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman

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