Ms. Canedy, the first Black woman to serve as the publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint, will oversee the newsroom’s daily operations.
Category: Book Trade and Publishing
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Why Is Everyone Reading ‘Mating’ by Norman Rush?
Norman Rush’s “Mating” has achieved handshake status among younger readers thinking seriously about romantic relationships.
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Overlooked No More: Dilys Winn, Who Brought Murder and Mystery to Manhattan
She opened Murder Ink, believed to be the nation’s first mystery bookstore, and brought fans together through interactive whodunits and other events.
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Unionized HarperCollins Employees Are Back to Work After a 3-Month Strike
The return, after an agreement that brought a raise in pay for the lowest earners at the publisher, represented a victory to many of the more than 250 workers involved.
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Read Your Way Through São Paulo
Brazil’s ultra urban megacity overwhelms the landscape and the imagination. Paulo Scott recommends books that peel back its layers.
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Prince Harry Says He Wants His Family Back in ITV, ’60 Minutes’ Interviews
With Prince Harry’s new book, “Spare,” set to be released next week, Britain is gearing up for the release of revealing new interviews with the estranged royal.
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Bob Dylan Gets Tangled Up in Book Autograph Controversy
Simon & Schuster sold 900 signed copies of the singer’s new essay collection, but superfans and internet sleuths noticed something wasn’t right with the autograph. Now the publisher is issuing refunds.
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Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster Deal Collapses, Breaking Pattern in Publishing
The deal to acquire Simon & Schuster would have made the buyer, Penguin Random House, even larger, and reduced the number of big publishers in the U.S. to four.
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Dagny Corcoran, Bookseller and Fixture of the L.A. Art Scene, Dies at 77
Her store, Art Catalogues, specialized in books for and about museum and gallery exhibitions and became a gathering place for artists and bibliophiles.