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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. “When you see a merger between two giants in a declining industry, it can look like the financial version of a couple having a baby to save a marriage.” — In the wake of the announced Penguin-Random House merger, The New York Times writes about the death of the publishing industry. Again.… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. It’s official: Penguin and Random House, two of the biggest book publishers in the industry, have confirmed that they’re planning to merge in response to “the challenges arising from the growth of e-books and the rise of Internet retailers like Amazon.” If approved by courts, the deal would give the combined companies a whopping… Read More

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Lena Dunham Sells Advice Book to Random House for $3.5 Million

By Judy Berman on

It’s been a busy few days for Lena Dunham. After appearing yesterday at The New Yorker Festival, where she discussed Girls with the magazine’s TV critic, Emily Nussbaum, she’s sold the book that’s recently been the focus of a press-hyped bidding war. Media Decoder reports that her essay collection, Not That… Read More

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Coming to a Coffee Table Near You: Awkward Family Photos

By Lauren Hubbard on

For everyone who has ever had to take a family picture in matching outfits, here’s a book for you. The blog awkwardfamilyphotos.com, which was launched this May by Doug Chernack and screenwriter Mike Bender, has been picked up by Three Rivers Press (of Random House’s Crown group) to be turned into a sweet, sweet reminder that it wasn’t just your family. While there’s no word yet on exactly what the book will entail (we really hope there are some of the site’s Awkward Family Stories in there) we would like to suggest a few of our favorites that we hope make the cut – trust us, we’ve never appreciated our family… Read More