• The book industry rethinks its resistance to Amazon

    The book industry rethinks its resistance to Amazon

    Authors, publishers, booksellers, whether they dare to pronounce Amazon's name or not, have had to think during this confinement on how to resist a giant that would threaten cultural diversity and local commerce.
  • Lindsay Lohan owes $365K on advance for book she never wrote, lawsuit claims

    Lindsay Lohan owes $365K on advance for book she never wrote, lawsuit claims

    Publisher Harpercollins is suing Lindsay Lohan for nearly $400,000, claiming the actress never delivered a manuscript for a book deal struck over six years ago, new court papers say. The “Mean Girls” star, and her company Crossheart Productions, entered into a contract with HarperCollins on March 27, 2014 for a book that was originally due …
  • Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy dies of heart attack at 71

    Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy dies of heart attack at 71

    Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy died of a heart attack Tuesday morning. She was 71. Her death was announced by Dennis Eulau, the company’s chief operating officer and chief financial officer. “Carolyn was both an exemplary leader and a supremely talented and visionary publishing executive,” Eulau said in a statement about Reidy, who joined …
  • Kevin Hunter relaunches publishing group after Wendy Williams divorce

    Kevin Hunter relaunches publishing group after Wendy Williams divorce

    Wendy Williams‘ ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, is moving on professionally. Almost one year to the day after he was fired as executive producer from “The Wendy Williams Show,” Hunter has relaunched Hunter Publishing Group. The company, which is based out of Fort Lee, N.J., has signed three authors so far— Sonia Alleyne, HOT 97 radio personality TT …