Who will purchase Simon and Schuster?

You may have heard by now that Simon and Schuster, one of the “big five” publishers, is up for sale. About twenty inquiries have already been made, but only a small amount of those are expected to be considered, including publisher HarperCollins.

This story is important because these are the people and companies in charge of giving a voice to the authors whose words coarse through culture, particularly in North America. There’s a lot of responsibility that comes with this potential for influence and we need to know that whoever is leading these businesses understands the gravity of that reality.

We’ll see what happens in the coming weeks. We’ll send another update once more info comes through.

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