Simon & Schuster says it ‘cannot support senator after his role in what became a dangerous threat to our democracy and freedom’Publishers have cancelled a planned book by Senator Josh Hawley, who objected to Joe Biden’s presidential election win and backed baseless claims that the vote was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-01-08 05:50:17 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has canceled its planned June publication of 'The Tyranny of Big Tech' by Sen. Josh Hawley, one of the main drivers in the Republican effort to challenge the Electoral College results that led to the attack on the Capitol on Wednesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
The planned merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster may be global but it's bad for books both foreign and domestic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-12-04 19:25:12 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster is to publish a biography of former Labour minister John Stonehouse, who faked his own death in 1974. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-29 23:08:09 UTC ]
Stephanie Purcell, group rights director at Simon & Schuster, has been appointed group rights director at Bloomsbury. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 19:54:32 UTC ]
Robert Thomson, CEO of HarperCollins parent company News Corp, said during the company's annual meeting that a purchase of Simon & Schuster by Penguin Random House "will clearly be a serious antitrust issue." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
The chatter is getting louder around the Simon & Schuster sale story, with News Corp arriving as another name associated with the process. The post New Insights Emerge Into Bidders for Simon & Schuster appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-17 19:13:31 UTC ]
A sale of the venerable publisher of Stephen King and Hillary Clinton could fetch $1.7 billion and rev up consolidation in book publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-11-17 08:28:15 UTC ]
Rupert Murdoch's media giant News Corp has made a bid for Simon & Schuster, according to a report in the New York Times. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 08:28:03 UTC ]
Former prime minister Gordon Brown has signed up to write a new book for Simon & Schuster, assessing seven major challenges facing the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-11 20:08:40 UTC ]
Chriscynethia Floyd, a former executive at Simon & Schuster and David C Cook, has been hired as v-p and publisher of Our Daily Bread Ministries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster's rights team has sold A F Steadman's debut middle-grade series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief in 23 languages, with total advances in excess of £1m. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-04 00:06:17 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster is launching a billboard campaign in Sheffield to promote Russ Thomas' debut novel Firewatching. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-02 11:36:23 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has pre-empted debut author Alex Foulkes' Rules for Vampires middle-grade series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 20:29:58 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster is to publish Eve Verde's debut novel, Lives Like Mine, next summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-09 10:30:46 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster is to publish former West Indies Test cricketer Michael Holding's Why We Kneel, How We Rise. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 17:25:25 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster is to publish In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Cultural Icon by Helen Rapport in spring 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-02 10:45:26 UTC ]
Annabel Steadman’s fantasy series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief has won a seven-figure book contract, with film rights also sold to Sony PicturesA 28-year-old first-time author from Canterbury has landed what is believed to be the world’s largest ever book advance for a debut children’s writer,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-09-16 13:34:54 UTC ]
As part of an industry-wide effort to reckon with issues of diversity in trade book publishing, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have each named new high-ranking staffers to address issues of diversity at their companies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Two Big Five US publishing houses independently announce new directorial appointments focused on workplace diversity and inclusion. The post In New York, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins Announce Diversity Roles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-15 23:40:06 UTC ]