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Author Stephen King is once again stirring the bubbling cauldron of the Twitterverse with a controversial stance. King, who found himself in hot water in January when he made remarks about diversity and the Oscars, has again raised some eyebrows with an online position. This time, it was a complaint about Hachette Book…

UPDATE, 2:10 PM: The daughter who has accused Woody Allen of molesting her decades ago is “in awe and so very grateful” to protesting staffers of the publisher set to put out the Oscar winning director’s now canceled memoir. Just over an hour after Hachette Book Group announced it had axed Allen’s April 7 set Apropos o…

(UPDATED with statement from Hachette) Just over a month before an imprint of Hachette Book Group is set to publish Woody Allen's memoir, dozens of employees of the company staged a walkout in New York City today. With staffers emptying out of the 6th Avenue offices this afternoon, the move to the streets comes after…

An anonymous senior administration official plans to publish a book next month that will serve as a “warning” about President Donald Trump’s presidency. The author — who will publish the book anonymously — is represented by Matt Latimer, a literary agent and lawyer. His agency Javelin tweeted out a link to the book…

Mika Brzezinski announced on Morning Joe today that she will keep her three-book deal at the now-Weinstein free Hachette Books. Brzezinski previously had said that she wanted out of the deal unless Harvey Weinstein was gone. On Thursay, Hachette Book Group terminated its Weinstein Books imprint, with all titles – and…

Hachette Book Group has terminated its Weinstein Books imprint effective immediately, with Weinstein titles now to be published under the Hachette Books imprint, Deadline has confirmed. The decision comes just two days after Hachette told Publishers Weekly that it would honor contracts with all writers with its…

The battle between Hachette Book Group and Amazon is over. The companies today announced they’ve reached a new, multi-year agreement for ebook and print sales in the U.S. The new ebook terms will take effect early in 2015. Under the pact, Hachette will have responsibility for setting consumer prices of its ebooks, and…