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Feb 16, 2021, 09:33 ET Simon & Schuster and McBride Sisters Collection Launch Black Girl Magic Wine & Book Club

Simon & Schuster, Inc., a global publishing leader that publishes 2,000 titles annually, and McBride Sisters Collection, Inc., the largest...

Oct 19, 2020, 20:16 ET An All-Star Cast Presents A Gripping Audio Adaptation Of THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7!

Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to announce the publication of THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7: The Official Transcript. A riveting multi-voice production ...

Jan 22, 2018, 10:01 ET Stephen King's Classic Bestseller PET SEMATARY Available For The First Time As An Unabridged Audiobook, Read By Michael C. Hall

Award-winning actor Michael C. Hall will narrate the first ever unabridged recording of Stephen King's PET SEMATARY. Simon & Schuster Audio will...

Dec 01, 2017, 08:10 ET Carolyn Reidy Named Publishers Weekly 2017 Person of the Year

Carolyn Reidy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Simon & Schuster, Inc., has been named 2017 Person of the Year by Publishers Weekly, the...

Jun 07, 2017, 09:51 ET Sexual Assault Survivor And National Advocate Chessy Prout To Publish Memoir With McElderry Books In Spring 2018

Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced today that it will publish a memoir by Chessy Prout, the St. Paul's School...

Feb 27, 2017, 09:00 ET International Bestselling "The SirtFood Diet" To Be Made Available For The First Time In The United States

The groundbreaking diet book, THE SIRTFOOD DIET by nutritional medicine experts Aidan Goggins and Glen Matten, is set to be published for the first...

Nov 17, 2016, 12:31 ET Bruce Springsteen To Narrate The Audiobook Edition Of His #1 Bestselling Memoir BORN TO RUN

Bruce Springsteen will narrate the audio edition of his critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling memoir BORN TO RUN. Simon & Schuster...

Oct 25, 2016, 08:00 ET From The #1 New York Times And International Bestselling Author Of AN INVISIBLE THREAD - Comes ANGELS on EARTH A Heartwarming And Inspiring New Book About The Profound Impact Acts Of Kindness Can Have On The World Around Us

ANGELS on EARTH is the highly anticipated follow up book from Laura Schroff, author of the #1 New York Times and international bestseller AN...

Oct 20, 2015, 11:00 ET An Amazing Cast Joins Stephen King On New Tour-de-Force Short Story Collection The Bazaar Of Bad Dreams

An amazing cast of veteran and award-winning narrators joins bestselling author Stephen King on the audiobook edition of his new story collection,...

Oct 07, 2015, 03:32 ET All-Star Cast Joins Bestselling Author Sarah Vowell On Her New Audiobook 'LAFAYETTE IN THE SOMEWHAT UNITED STATES'

An all-star cast of readers—including John Slattery, Nick Offerman, Patton Oswalt, Fred Armisen, and more—join bestselling author Sarah Vowell on the ...

Jun 04, 2015, 08:30 ET Simon & Schuster In Distribution Agreement With Piggyback Interactive

Simon & Schuster has entered into a sales and distribution agreement with Piggyback Interactive Limited, publisher of official video game strategy...

May 20, 2015, 03:59 ET Award-Winning Actor Neil Patrick Harris To Narrate AND TANGO MAKES THREE

Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, and Little Simon are proud to announce Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Neil...

May 19, 2015, 05:14 ET Award-Winning Actress Bernadette Peters To Narrate New Compilation Of 'Eloise' Stories To Mark 60th Anniversary

Simon & Schuster Audio and Little Simon are proud to announce Tony and Grammy Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters will narrate a new collection...

May 13, 2015, 07:30 ET Simon & Schuster Teams with Foli to Help Readers Discover Books at.... Well, Anywhere

For publishers and authors, the ability to bring their books to the attention of audiences at live events, to travelers at hotels and in airports and ...

May 12, 2015, 04:59 ET Simon & Schuster Audio And Play.it® Make Stephen King's DRUNKEN FIREWORKS A One-Of-A-Kind Audio Publishing Event

In an innovative and exciting collaboration, Simon & Schuster Audio and Play.it® will share in its entirety a stream of Stephen King's forthcoming...

Mar 22, 2015, 05:00 ET Actor, Comedian And Star Vlogger Shane Dawson's Debut Book Tops Bestseller Lists First Week On Sale

Keywords Press/Atria Publishing Group announced that Shane Dawson's I HATE MYSELFIE has gone back to press five times for a total of 100,000 copies...

Oct 08, 2014, 01:17 ET Cary Elwes To Narrate AS YOU WISH Along With Cast And Crew Of The Princess Bride

Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to announce that Cary Elwes will narrate his forthcoming audiobook AS YOU WISH: Inconceivable Tales from the Making...

Sep 24, 2014, 10:54 ET First New Tony Robbins Book In Nearly Two Decades

Simon & Schuster will publish the first book in nearly two decades by Tony Robbins, the #1 bestselling author, and America's #1 Life & Business...

Sep 12, 2014, 04:35 ET Academy Award-Winner William Hurt to Narrate Debut Novel by Iconic Filmmaker David Cronenberg

Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to announce Academy Award-winning actor William Hurt as the narrator for the audiobook edition of CONSUMED, the first ...

Jul 31, 2014, 09:36 ET Simon & Schuster Audio To Publish Fully Dramatized Shakespeare Productions From The Folger Shakespeare Library Theatre

Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to announce the publication of fully dramatized audio productions of Shakespeare's classic plays from the Folger...

Apr 15, 2014, 10:47 ET Parenthood's Mae Whitman To Narrate A New Edition Of CITY OF BONES Audiobook By Cassandra Clare

Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to announce that actress Mae Whitman will narrate a new edition of CITY OF BONES by bestselling author Cassandra...

Nov 25, 2013, 10:31 ET Pimsleur® Language Programs Offers Free Tagalog Language Course To Aid Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Relief And Recovery Efforts

Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur® Language Programs announced today that it is offering free downloads of 15 lessons of its Tagalog language program to...

Sep 27, 2013, 03:13 ET Award-wining Actress Octavia Spencer to Narrate Her Children's Audiobook

Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to announce that Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer will narrate the audiobook edition of her children's...

Aug 06, 2013, 01:12 ET Meryl Streep To Narrate Colm Toibin's THE TESTAMENT OF MARY

Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to announce that Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate THE TESTAMENT OF MARY by Colm Toibin,...

Jul 30, 2013, 02:08 ET Proof of Heaven Author To Release Original Audio Program

Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to announce the publication of SEEKING HEAVEN: Sound Journeys Into the Beyond by Dr. Eben Alexander on September...