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Simon & Schuster LLC (/ ˈ ʃ uː s t ər /, SHOO-stər) is an American publishing house owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts since 2023. It was founded in New York City in 1924, by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. [5]
Richard Leo Simon (March 6, 1899 – July 29, 1960) was an American book publisher. He was the co-founder, with Max Schuster , of the publishing house Simon & Schuster and father of singer-songwriter Carly Simon .
Schuster co-founded Simon & Schuster in 1924 and over the years served as president, editor-in-chief, and chairman of the board. [1] Schuster met Richard L. Simon in 1921 while Schuster was editing a trade magazine and Simon was a piano salesman [4] but would soon join publisher Boni & Liveright [5] as a salesman. They founded Simon & Schuster ...
Free Press was an American independent book publisher that later became an imprint of Simon & Schuster.It was one of the best-known publishers specializing in serious nonfiction, including path-breaking sociology books of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
After joining Simon & Schuster in 1924, Leon rose through the ranks to become the chairman of the board and an owner of the company. Shimkin worked as a bookkeeper and business manager for the original Simon & Schuster partners-- Richard L. Simon and M.Lincoln Schuster. [4]
From 1975 to 1994, Simon & Schuster went from US$40 million to US$2 billion in annual revenue and became the largest book publisher in the world, home to notable authors including Bob Woodward, Graham Greene, Larry McMurtry, Mary Higgins Clark, Philip Roth, Joan Didion, Joseph Heller, Ian McEwen, Mario Puzo, Stephen Ambrose, Thomas Keneally ...
Atria Publishing Group is a general interest publisher and a division of Simon & Schuster.The publishing group launched as Atria Books in 2002. The Atria Publishing Group was later created internally at Simon & Schuster to house a number of imprints including Atria Books, Atria Trade Paperbacks, Atria Books Espanol, Atria Unbound, Washington Square Press, Emily Bestler Books, Atria/Beyond ...
Joni Evans (born April 20, 1942) [1] is an American book publisher of over 100 bestsellers, writer, editor, and literary agent. Evans's background and career in publishing includes posts as senior vice president of the William Morris Agency (1994-2006), president and Publisher of Simon & Schuster (1977-1989), and publisher at Random House (1989-1994).