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Penguin Random House's Kim Shariff Discusses the Company's DEI Strategy
PRH's third annual demographics report shows that diversity among its leadership and executive teams continues to be a work in progress.
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In Written Opinion, Judge Florence Pan Delivers Knockout Blow to PRH, S&S Merger
On November 7, Judge Florence Pan released her memorandum opinion blocking Penguin Random House from acquiring rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster. In the final analysis, after a year of legal wrangling and a three-week trial, it wasn’t a close case for her at all.
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Why Vox Media’s Eater Is Entering the Book Publishing Business
The online city guide and dining resource is partnering with Abrams on an Eater-branded series of cookbooks and city guides, which will release starting next year.
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HC Union, Management Plan for Strike
After a planned strike for today was delayed until Thursday, both HC union members and management appear to be gearing up for what the union has termed "an open-ended" strike.
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What Do Women (Publishers) Want?
Women-owned book publishers don't just want a place at the table, they are taking risks and playing by their own rules.
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From the Archive: October 24, 1994
We look back on our fall 1994 coverage of the news that FSG, one of the last independent literary houses, was being sold.
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Workman Publisher Dan Reynolds to Retire
Dan Reynolds, who has overseen Workman Publishing as publisher since its purchase by Hachette Book Group last September, will retire at the end of the year.
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SIBF 2022: PRH CEO Dohle Says Ruling Is "Utterly Wrong"
Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle took the stage on Tuesday morning at the Sharjah International Book Fair and said he is "super disappointed" with the court ruling blocking PRH's proposed acquisition of S&S, calling the decision "utterly wrong."
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Court Blocks Penguin Random House, S&S Merger
In a brief two-page order issued late on October 31, Judge Florence Y. Pan blocked PRH's bid to buy S&S, saying the government had succeeded in showing that the proposed merger would harm "competition in the market for the U.S. publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books."
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Harlequin Renames HQN Romance Imprint Canary Street Press
Harlequin said the name change reflects an expansion into more inclusive love stories that will explore more sides of "happy ever after."
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Playwrights Canada Press Keeps Pace with Publishing Industry
The sole Canadian press that deals exclusively in theatrical works evolves to keep pace with changes in the publishing industry.
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Ingram Launches Advertising Platform
Ingram Content Group's Ingram iD is a new advertising platform designed specifically for book publishers.
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From the Archive: October 29, 2001
In fall 2001, we reported on Oprah Winfrey’s decision to rescind her invitation to Jonathan Franzen to appear on her TV show after 'The Corrections' was named an Oprah’s Book Club pick.
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Question Time with Deep Vellum's Will Evans
Dallas's Deep Vellum Publishing has had an extraordinary year, relaunching Dalkey Archive Press and publishing Ukrainian writer Andrei Kurkov's 'Grey Bees' just as Russia invaded Ukraine. We spoke with publisher Will Evans about this and more.
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Question Time with Sandorf Passage's Buzz Poole
The non-profit, independent publisher Sandorf Passage launched in late 2020 with a focus on publishing works in translation from Eastern European authors and sociopolitical and wartime books in particular. We spoke with Buzz Poole, the publisher, about how the press is developing and more.
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PW Announces Five 2022 Star Watch Finalists
Selected honorees include publishing professionals from Clarion Books, Tordotcom Publishing, Lerner Publishing Group, Familius and Little, Brown.
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Question Time with Astra House's Ben Schrank
We speak with Ben Schrank, the former head of Henry Holt and now head of upstart publisher Astra House, about the latest developments at the press and other bookish matters.
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Open Letter Condemns Amy Coney Barrett Book Deal
An open letter protesting the acquisition of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s forthcoming memoir by Penguin Random House, first reported in 2021, has begun circulating in publishing circles.
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Jeff Kinney Rocks Out with Release of 17th ‘Wimpy Kid’ Book
For the publication of Diper Överlöde—the 17th installment in Kinney’s Diary of Wimpy Kid series—the author has, uh, löded up the van and hit the road for a series of rock concert-style events.
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