Beverly Cleary, the famous children’s author whose memories were shared with millions by the likes of her Oregon childhood Remona and Bezos Kibi and Henry Huggins, has died. She was 104 years old. Cleary’s publisher HarperClins announced Friday that the author died Thursday in Northern California, where she had lived …
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A year ago, there was little control over the choice of book at John Radford’s Idho Funds, Idaho-managed Barnes and Noble stores. New York officials decided which title to carry. The retailer’s 600-plus stores were expected to follow that blueprint. Mr. R. Dford stockpiled dozens of James Patterson and John …
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The German media organization Bertelsmann announced on Wednesday that its Penguin Random House division, the largest publisher in the U.S., would buy rival publishers Simon and Schuster from parent company ViacomCBS in a 17.217 billion cash deal. The deal is expected to close in 2021, with regulatory approval pending. The …
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