22 August 2022
Over the past two weeks, writers and publishing professionals have been riveted by coverage of the trial in which the U.S. Department of Justice is attempting to block Penguin Random House's purchase of Big Five rival Simon & Schuster. As a member of the independent book publishing community, I've been by turns frustrated and astounded by much of what the Big Five CEOs and other witnesses have said on the stand, which has been diligently relayed via live-tweets by publishing journalists John Maher and Bethanne Patrick.
