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    The U.S. Department of Justice seeks to block a book publishing 'behemoth'

    The Department of Justice is suing to block a proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster
    by Neda Ulaby Nov 02, 2021 1 minute
    A picture shows the headquarters of publishers Random House in Central London on October 29, 2012 before it merged with Penguin. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

    There are five big publishing houses in the United States right now, and one of them, Penguin Random House, wants to buy Simon & Schuster, one of its most robust rivals, for $2.75 billion released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday.

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