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Three books with Penguin Random House logo.

A US Judge Rejects the Proposed Merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

Penguin Random House's proposed acquisition of its rival in 2020 sparked antitrust concerns.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

How ‘Firefighting’ Paints a Self-Serving History of the Financial Crisis

Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner and Henry Paulson might have cleaned up Wall Street's mess, but their bailout of the ultra-wealthy brought a change to the American psyche.
By Jonathan Russo
Via

15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Publishing a Book

If you follow me on Twitter/are friends with me on Facebook/have seen me on the street any time in the past 6 months then you almost certainly know: I wrote a book! A real book! A book that adults read and decided to print on actual paper and put between a real-life cover and put in honest-to-goodness bookstores. And it comes out tomorrow!
By Dana Schwartz
From "Cover to Cover"

The Fascinating, Complicated Art of Designing a Book Cover

By Dana Schwartz
If you saw this woman on a street corner, wouldn't you buy whatever book she was selling? (Photo: Twitter)

A Group of Girls With Dragon Tattoos Invaded Toronto This Morning

By John Bonazzo
Leanne Shapton at the book party for Women in Clothes.

Women Get In and Out of Clothes at Soho Book Party

By Kim Velsey and Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke

All Our Prayers Are Answered Because Thomas Pynchon Is Tackling the Subject of Silicon Alley

By Kelly Faircloth

Penguin and Random House to Merge and Become Penguin Random House

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke

[Update]: Random House and Penguin Are Talking About Merging

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke

Ebook Prices Cleared to Take a Nose Dive After Judge Approves Settlement

By Kelly Faircloth

What Fresh PR Initiative Is This?: Literary Greats on the Current Attempt to Reengineer the Algonquin Round Table

By Laura L. Griffin
Charney tell-all? Or a pack of lies?

The Tell-All of Dov Charney and Tucker Max? All Part of Ryan Holiday’s Media Strategy

By Emily Witt

Geoff Kloske, Publisher of Riverhead Books, Plays Geoff Kloske in Book Trailer

By Emily Witt

Blue Rider Press Picks Up Michael Hastings' Rejected Manuscript

By Emily Witt

Skateboarders Vie for Huckleberry Finn Skate Deck

By Emily Witt

Andrew Ross Sorkin’s NYTimes.com Book Ads are Too Big To Fail, Not Paperbacked

By Zeke Turner

Paul Auster, Children’s Book Author?

By Leon Neyfakh

Wall Street Crash Triggers Opus Glut at Penguin

By Leon Neyfakh

Atlas Plugged! Indy Publisher Takes On Spineless Giants

By Leon Neyfakh
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