The Simon & Schuster Mattingly Book Decision: Another Bind
Again, Simon & Schuster’s zeal for expanding its strong political books list in nonfiction finds the Big Five house under fire and faced with challenging decisions.
Students cross a bridge with ‘Breonna Taylor’ graffiti on March 4 near Indiana University in Bloomington. Image – iStockphoto: Susan Vineyard
Distribution vs. Publication Responsibilities
Less than 100 days into the United States’ Biden administration–and, for that matter, less than two weeks after Simon & Schuster announced its two-book deal with the former vice-president Mike Pence–S&S has experienced another close encounter with the heat of political publishing. The sensitivity to these issues seems not to be abating.