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A book published by Simon &amp; Schuster is displayed on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Tigard, Ore. “The Power of Positive Thinking,” a title that became a catchphrase, was first published in October 1952 and catapulted the late Norman Vincent Peale into national fame and attracted a diverse set of followers. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

U.S. begins court battle against publishing giants’ merger

By Marcy Gordon

FILE - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks on the stage of a demonstration in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 which is the host city of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit. Thunberg has compiled a handbook for tackling the world’s interconnected environmental crises, with contributions from leading scientists and writers. Publisher Penguin Random House on Thursday, March 31, 2022 says “The Climate Book” contains contributions from more than 100 academics, thinkers and campaigners. (AP Photo/Jon Super, file)

Greta Thunberg aims to drive change with ‘The Climate Book’

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Amy Coney Barrett has book deal with conservative imprint

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

This combination photo shows cover art for “The 1619 Project: Born On the Water” based on a student’s family tree assignment, with words by Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson and illustrations by Nikkolas Smith, left, and “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story”. The two books based on the Pulitzer Prize winning “1619 Project” will be released this fall. (Kokila/One World via AP)

Two books based on ‘1619 Project’ coming out in November

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

FILE - This Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 file photo shows the News Corporation headquarters building in New York. On Monday, March 29, 2021, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced it is selling HMH Books &amp; Media, which includes titles by J.R.R. Tolkien and the Curious George children's series, to News Corp.'s HarperCollins division for $349 million. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

News Corp. buys Houghton Mifflin Harcourt books division

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In this 2018 photo provided by Children's Aid, Nina Crews, illustrator of &quot;A Girl Like Me,&quot; reads to children at an early childhood education center. Crews said the work of independent publishers and grassroots organizers are vital in bringing more racial diversity into children's books. (Adriana Alba/Children’s Aid via AP)

Racial diversity in children’s books grows, but slowly

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO - Associated Press

Cindy McCain memoir about late husband coming in April

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FILE - Michelle Obama, right, appears with Oprah Winfrey to discusses her book &quot;Becoming&quot; during her book tour in Chicago on Nov. 14, 2018. Penguin Random House announced Wednesday that the former first lady’s multimillion-selling memoir will be released in a young readers edition and also will be coming out as a paperback, more than two years after it was first published. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

Young reader’s edition of Michelle Obama’s book out in March

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FILE - Seth Rogen arrives at the 33rd American Cinematheque Award honoring Charlize Theron in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Nov. 8, 2019. The actor, comedian, filmmaker and proud stoner has a deal with Crown for his first book. It’s called “Yearbook&quot; and it’s scheduled for May 11. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Smokin’: Seth Rogen’s first book, ‘Yearbook,’ is out May 11

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Beatrix Robb, 13, of Brattleboro, Vt., and her mother, Jen, look for a book at the Brooks Memorial Library, in Brattleboro, Vt., Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. The library plans to close its doors on Thanksgiving and reopen on Dec. 14, 2020, as the number of COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the area. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

EDITORIAL: Home-grown cultural despots attempt to cancel the Western canon

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this May 28, 2015 file photo, signs for Hachette Book Group are displayed at BookExpo America in New York. The annual publishing convention and trade show, a decades-old tradition, may be coming to an end. ReedPop, which has managed BookExpo for a quarter century, announced Tuesday that it was dropping the event, along with the fan-based BookCon. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Event organizer drops BookExpo, annual publishing convention

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

This March 13, 2003 file photo shows an exterior view of the German media giant Bertelsmann in Guetersloh, Germany. German media giant Bertelsmann said Wednesday that it is buying publisher Simon & Schuster from ViacomCBS for $2.17 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file) **FILE**

Liberal think tank urges DOJ to block sale of Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama arrive for Trump's inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

Obama: Trump an ‘elixir’ for Americans ‘spooked by a Black man in the White House’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama shake hands with President-elect Donald Trump during the Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / SAUL LOEB

Obama book ‘A Promised Land’ underscores animosity for Trump

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Anita Hill attends the 10th annual DVF Awards in New York on April 11, 2019. Hill, Neil Gaiman and Ann Patchett will be among the contributors to Book the Vote, an online initiative to provide information on the electoral system, voting registration and civic topics. Book the Vote (bookthevote.com) is a collaboration among Penguin Random House, PEN America, the non-profit organization When We All Vote and the literary retailer Out of Print, which is owned by Penguin Random House. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Penguin Random House, PEN America team up to Book the Vote

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This 2007 image released by G.P. Putnam's Sons shows author Clive Cussler riding in a classic car. Cussler died on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at his home in Scottsdale, AZ. He was 88. (Ronnie Bramhall/G.P. Putnam's Sons via AP)

Clive Cussler, adventure novelist, dies at 88 in Arizona

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

This cover image released by Flatiron Books shows &quot;American Dirt,&quot; a novel by Jeanine Cummins. (Flatiron Books via AP)

Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

This cover image released by Ballantine shows &quot;Mr. Nobody,&quot; a novel by Catherine Steadman. (Ballantine via AP)

Review: `Mr. Nobody’ is mesmerizing psychological thriller

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN - Associated Press

Bertelsmann to take full control of Penguin Random House

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Obamas’ publisher makes new pledge to education organization

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