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58-750: Kings County Distillery was founded by Colin Spoelman and David Haskell in 2009, spurred by changes in New York State law regarding the licensing of microdistilleries . It officially began production out of its 330 square feet (31 m) warehouse in April 2010. In 2012, the distillery moved into the Brooklyn Navy Yard and installed copper whiskey stills imported from Scotland. The distillery focuses on American whiskeys, being named part of America's New Whiskey Rebellion by Whiskey Advocate, with unusual whiskeys like

116-520: A Master of Letters in architecture. While at Cambridge, Haskell founded the quarterly magazine Topic : “when I found myself with time on my hands in Cambridge, I concentrated on starting something new that had to do with writing, and over the course of a few months it became clear that what we were working on was a magazine.” He moved Topic to New York City in 2004 while waiting tables as his day job. Victor Navasky , then publisher of The Nation and

174-429: A Peated Bourbon, American Single Malt, and a craft Bottled in bond bourbon. The distillery also makes Empire Rye , a project to establish a new standard of identity for New York made rye with other craft distillers. In 2016, Kings County Distillery opened The Gatehouses, a tasting room in the historic Sands Street gate of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Kings County began by releasing an unaged corn whiskey , and later had

232-425: A company to exploit the opportunity. At the time, Simon was a piano salesman and Schuster was editor of an automotive trade magazine. They pooled US$ 8,000 , equivalent to $ 142,000 today, to start a company that published crossword puzzles. The new publishing house used "fad" publishing to publish books that exploited current fads and trends. Simon called this "planned publishing". Instead of signing authors with

290-588: A cover on Donald Trump's potential impeachment that won the American Society of Magazine Editors Cover of the Year contest. In 2021, he was named Adweek ’s Publishing Editor of the Year. Haskell graduated from Yale University in 2001 and was a Truman Scholar class of 2000. After Yale he studied at Queens' College, Cambridge in the inaugural class of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship , receiving

348-541: A cover on Donald Trump’s potential impeachment. The magazine was also a finalist for 9 National Magazine Awards in 2020 and its architecture critic Justin Davidson was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism the same year. In 2021, Haskell was chosen as AdWeek’s Publishing Editor of the Year and New York was a finalist for 8 National Magazine Awards, more than any other publication. From 2005 to 2007 Haskell

406-406: A federal judge approved a settlement of the antitrust claims, in which Simon & Schuster and the other publishers paid into a fund that provided credits to customers who had overpaid for books due to the price-fixing. In 2014, Simon & Schuster signed a partnership deal with Amazon over ebooks and also launched a new speculative fiction imprint. On October 21, 2014, Simon & Schuster signed

464-526: A heart attack; six years later, Max Schuster retired and sold his half of Simon & Schuster to Leon Shimkin. Shimkin then merged Simon & Schuster with Pocket Books under the name of Simon & Schuster. In 1968, editor-in-chief Robert Gottlieb , who worked at Simon & Schuster since 1955 and edited several bestsellers including Joseph Heller 's Catch-22 , left abruptly to work at competitor Knopf , taking other influential S&S employees, Nina Bourne , and Tony Schulte. Simon & Schuster

522-418: A multi-book and co-publishing deal with Glenn Beck which fell over many of its imprints and included adult non-fiction, fiction, children, and YA literature as well as e-book and audiobook originals. As part of CBS, Simon & Schuster has been the primary publisher for books related to various media franchises owned by and/or aired on CBS such as CSI . The company has also held a license to publish books in

580-431: A multi-year partnership deal with Amazon.com in negotiations concerning the price of e-books. Simon & Schuster also launched a new science fiction imprint called Simon451 that would publish titles across science fiction and fantasy with an emphasis on ebooks and online communities. The name of the imprint was inspired by Ray Bradbury 's book Fahrenheit 451 (the temperature at which books burn). Bradbury's classic

638-482: A new literary fiction imprint under Gallery Books Group. They also launched North Star Way, a platform-based program to provide authors with services beyond publishing including brand management, online courses, sponsorship, and business partnerships. Also as of 2016, Simon & Schuster had more than 18k e-books available for sale and signed a deal to distribute Start Publishing LLC, a catalog of 7,000 e-book titles. In 2019, CBS and Viacom reunited to form ViacomCBS. As

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696-467: A planned manuscript, they came up with their own ideas, and then hired writers to carry them out. In the 1930s, the publisher moved to what has been referred to as "Publisher's Row" on Park Avenue in Manhattan , New York. In 1939, Simon & Schuster backed Robert Fair de Graff to found Pocket Books , America's first paperback publisher. In 1942, Simon & Schuster and Western Publishing launched

754-503: A professor at Columbia Journalism School , told the New York Times : “I see hundreds of little magazines, and Topic struck me as one of the smartest and most interesting combinations of literary aspiration and accessibility, with a very striking design.” Haskell edited Topic from 2002 to 2007, when he joined New York (magazine) , initially to edit a special London issue. In his early years at New York (magazine) , Haskell edited

812-452: A result, Simon & Schuster became part of the newly formed ViacomCBS. Since February 15, 2022, ViacomCBS is known as Paramount Global . In March 2020, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish announced the company's intention to sell the Simon & Schuster division, as it "does not have significant connection for our broader business." Bakish expected the sale to close in 2020, a date that was delayed by

870-464: A software publisher in partnership with Davidson & Associates named Simon & Schuster Interactive. The studio published video games such as Outlaw Golf , Deer Avenger , I.M. Meen , Chill Manor , EVE Online , and games based on Richard Scarry 's characters. S&S Interactive shut down in 2003. In 1998, Viacom sold Simon & Schuster's educational operations (including Prentice Hall, Macmillan, and Jossey-Bass) to Pearson plc ,

928-473: A wider portfolio of whiskeys aged 2–7 years. In 2016, Kings County Distillery was named "Distillery of the Year" by the American Distilling Institute. 40°41′59″N 73°58′48″W  /  40.69972°N 73.98000°W  / 40.69972; -73.98000 David Haskell (editor) David Haskell is an American magazine editor and a co-founder of Kings County Distillery . He

986-531: Is also a gallery-represented ceramist. He was named editor-in-chief of New York in 2019, replacing longtime editor Adam Moss At the time of Haskell's appointment the New York Times noted that he is: “the sort of professionally omnivorous, type-A New Yorker who might merit a feature in his magazine’s pages.” In his first year as editor-in-chief he published advice columnist E. Jean Carroll 's account of being sexually assaulted by President Donald Trump and

1044-417: Is also published by Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster expanded beyond book publishing in 2015 by offering a new business model and additional services for authors. In 2015, Simon & Schuster announced the creation of a new publishing unit and imprint called North Star Way. The imprint would publish non-fiction titles such as self-improvement, inspirational and mind-body-spirit titles. In addition,

1102-540: Is considered one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers. As of 2017 , Simon & Schuster was the third largest publisher in the United States, publishing 2,000 titles annually under 35 different imprints . In 1924, Richard Simon 's aunt, a crossword puzzle enthusiast, asked whether there was a book of New York World crossword puzzles, which were popular at the time. After discovering that none had been published, Simon and Max Schuster decided to launch

1160-758: The Star Trek franchise under Pocket Books . In 2011, Simon & Schuster signed a number of co-publishing deals. Glenn Beck signed a new co-publishing deal with Simon & Schuster for his own imprint, Mercury Ink . Under Atria, Simon & Schuster also launched a publishing venture with Cash Money Records called Cash Money Content. On April 11, 2012, the United States Department of Justice filed United States v. Apple Inc. , naming Apple , Simon & Schuster, and four other major publishers as defendants. The suit alleged that they conspired to fix prices for e-books , and weaken Amazon.com 's position in

1218-542: The COVID-19 pandemic . In September 2020, German media group Bertelsmann , which owns Penguin Random House , announced that it was interested in acquiring Simon & Schuster. According to Bertelsmann chief executive and chairman Thomas Rabe , "We've been the most active player on the consolidation of the book publishing market in the last 10 years. We combined Penguin and Random House very successfully to create by far

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1276-573: The Little Golden Books series in cooperation with the Artists and Writers Guild. In 1944, Marshall Field III , owner of the Chicago Sun , purchased Simon & Schuster and Pocket Books. The company was sold back to Simon and Schuster following his death in 1957 for $ 1 million. In the 1950s and 1960s, many publishers including Simon & Schuster turned toward educational publishing due to

1334-549: The United States Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block Penguin Random House's proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster. The lawsuit argues that the acquisition would create a publisher with too much influence over books and author payments. A federal judge sided with the plaintiff, leading Paramount to nullify the deal in November 2022. In 2022, Simon & Schuster employee Filippo Bernardini

1392-686: The baby boom market. Pocket Books focused on paperbacks for the educational market instead of textbooks and started the Washington Square Press imprint in 1959. By 1964 it had published over 200 titles and was expected to put out another 400 by the end of that year. Books published under the imprint included classic reprints such as Lorna Doone , Ivanhoe , Tom Sawyer , Huckleberry Finn , and Robinson Crusoe . In 1967, Simon & Schuster acquired Monarch Press Publishing, Inc., along with its extensive line of college and high school study guides published. In 1960, Richard Simon died of

1450-403: The "nucleus of S&S's educational and informational business." Three California educational companies were also purchased between 1988 and 1990 – Quercus, Fearon Education and Janus Book Publishers. In all, Simon & Schuster spent more than $ 1 billion in acquisitions between 1983 and 1991. In the 1980s, Snyder also made an unsuccessful bid toward video publishing which

1508-1052: The Bureau of Business Practice was sold to Wolters Kluwer . Subsequently, Macmillan Library Reference's children's imprints (Silver Burdett Press, Dillon Press, Crestwood House, Silver Press, New Discovery and Julian Messner ) were closed. Then, Gale acquired Macmillan Library Reference (Charles Scribner's Sons Reference, Macmillan Reference, Thorndike Press, G.K. Hall , Twayne Publishers and Schirmer Books). Finally, IDG Books acquired Macmillan General Reference (including Frommer's , J.K. Lasser , Betty Crocker Cookbooks, Weight Watchers Dieting and Cookbooks and Howell House Pet Books but excluding Complete Idiot's Guides , which Pearson later transferred to Macmillan Computer Publishing under Alpha Books and currently part of Penguin Random House under Dorling Kindersley ). In 2002, Simon & Schuster acquired its Canadian distributor Distican. Simon & Schuster began publishing in Canada in 2013. At

1566-552: The Netherlands and Belgium, as well as its sister companies, the audiobook producer Thinium , and Bookchoice , a subscription-based platform for e-books and audiobooks. This is the first expansion of Simon & Schuster into a non-English market. In September 2024, it was announced that Simon & Schuster Australia had entered an agreement to acquire publisher Affirm Press . Simon & Schuster has published thousands of books from thousands of authors. This list represents some of

1624-537: The Obama presidency retrospective, “Hope and What Came After.” In addition to editing New York Magazine's 50th anniversary issue, and much NYmag.com's work celebrating the milestone, he also oversaw the commemorative book Highbrow, Lowbrow, Brilliant, Despicable: Fifty Years of New York, published by Simon & Schuster , and a public art project where the magazine invited 50 New York artists, including Hank Willis Thomas , Yoko Ono , and Barbara Kruger , to create covers for

1682-459: The S&;S Video division never took off. Simon & Schuster launched its audiobook division in 1985. According to Korda, audiobooks were a major business for Simon & Schuster by the 1990s. In 1989, Gulf and Western Inc., owner of Simon & Schuster, changed its name to Paramount Communications Inc. In 1990, The New York Times described Simon & Schuster as the largest book publisher in

1740-411: The United States with sales of $ 1.3 billion the previous year. That same year, Simon & Schuster acquired the children's publisher Green Tiger Press. In 1993, Simon & Schuster bought Macmillan (including Scribner's , Free Press , and Jossey-Bass), and changed its name to Paramount Publishing. Viacom then bought Paramount in 1994 and changed the name back to Simon & Schuster. Macmillan

1798-434: The Year by Distilling Magazine, its bourbon received three stars from the New York Times and was named best small batch bourbon in the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition; and its whiskey received a 2020 Craft Spirit Award. In response to widespread hand sanitizer shortages at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Kings County Distillery began distilling alcohol for sanitizer. Haskell co-authored two books with

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1856-517: The city,” he told the New York Times in 2007. At the height of the 2009 recession, Haskell co-founded Kings County Distillery in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with his former Yale roommate Colin Spoelman. It was the first distillery in New York City since prohibition. The distillery subsequently moved to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Among other accolades, Kings County Distillery was named 2016 Distillery of

1914-525: The distillery, both published by Abrams Books : Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining and Dead Distillers: A History of the Upstarts and Outlaws Who Made American Spirits . Haskell is also a ceramist and sculptor represented by Donzella LTD, a New York City gallery. The interior designer Celerie Kembel said of his work: “I love David Haskell’s ceramic works for being warm, modern minimalist vessels (think Brancusi goes to Joshua Tree). They evoke

1972-529: The end of 2005, Viacom split into two companies: CBS Corporation (which inherited S&S and Paramount Parks ), and the other retaining the Viacom name. Also in 2005, Simon & Schuster acquired Strebor Books International, which was founded in 1999 by author Kristina Laferne Roberts, who has written under the pseudonym "Zane". A year later, in 2006, Simon & Schuster launched the conservative imprint Threshold Editions . In 2009, Simon & Schuster signed

2030-506: The feeling of plants, rocks, and sculpture intertwined.” Simon %26 Schuster 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 . Along with Penguin Random House , Hachette , HarperCollins and Macmillan Publishers , Simon & Schuster

2088-464: The global publisher and then owner of Penguin and the Financial Times ; Pearson then merged the operations with Addison-Wesley Longman to form Pearson Education . Later, Pearson sold several of the acquired S&S divisions: first Appleton & Lange was divested to McGraw-Hill and Master Data Central was sold to Master Data Center . Then, Jossey-Bass was sold to John Wiley & Sons and

2146-538: The group would also serve as a platform and set of services for authors that go beyond what a traditional book publisher offers to find their audience. The services include helping authors expand their reach through online courses, seminars, workshops, mobile applications, video and audiobooks, sponsorships and business partnerships, and podcasts. North Star Way sits within the Gallery Publishing Group division. According to Michele Martin, publisher and founder,

2204-506: The ideas in the books into a variety of platforms." The name prompted Marvel Comics to attempt to register the name of their superhero Northstar in February 2015. The application was denied as Simon & Schuster had already made a trademark application for North Star Way in January. Simon & Schuster launched SimonSays.com a portal for online video courses in 2016, along with Scout Press,

2262-579: The largest book publisher in the world, actually the only global book publisher. Given this position we would, of course, be interested in Simon & Schuster." Vivendi , which owns the French publisher Editis , and News Corp , which owns HarperCollins , were also named as contenders in acquiring Simon & Schuster. ViacomCBS expected the bids to be placed before November 26, 2020. On November 25, 2020, ViacomCBS announced it would sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House for $ 2.175 billion. The deal

2320-537: The launch of New York ’s online shopping site the 'Strategist. Of the inspiration for the Strategist he told Nieman Lab, “We realized that there was an opportunity for the same kind of service journalism we’ve been perfecting and focusing on for decades to be applied to internet shopping.” In his time at the magazine prior to becoming editor-in-chief, Haskell edited nearly 300 features and 14 special issues, including New York ’s 50th anniversary issue, “My New York” and

2378-445: The magazine's “My First New York” issue, which was published as a book from Ecco in 2010. He also edited special features for the magazine, including a package on Barack Obama ’s legacy, speaking with 50 historians on how Obama's record would look years from now. He served as Deputy editor from 2012 to 2016, at which point he was promoted to editor for business and strategy, with his purview including TV and film projects, books, and

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2436-566: The magazine, “I don't think we're ever gonna be your first read of the day. But I think – I hope – we'll be your favorite.” In April 2019, Haskell published “The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence”, which documented how Larry Ray coerced and abused students through cult-leader tactics. After the article was published, Ray was investigated by U.S. attorneys and charged with 17 counts, including extortion and abuse. His trial began on March 10, 2022. In June 2019 Haskell published writer E. Jean Carroll's headline-making account of being sexually assaulted by

2494-399: The magazine. In January 2019 it was announced that Haskell would succeed Adam Moss as editor-in-chief of New York , officially taking the helm in April of that year. Recode described Haskell's task as “one of the hardest jobs in media: replacing a beloved magazine editor.” CBS Sunday Morning aired a profile of New York during this period of transition and Haskell said of his vision for

2552-612: The market, in violation of antitrust law . Simon & Schuster reorganized all of their imprints under four main groups in 2012. The four groups included the Atria Publishing Group, the Scribner Publishing Group, the Simon & Schuster Publishing Group and the Gallery Publishing Group. According to CEO Carolyn Reidy , the divisions were created to align imprints that complement one another and that

2610-474: The name North Star reflects their mission, "to publish books that will help readers find the path to a better life, and to be a guide for our authors, not only through publication of their books but also in the many other activities that can help their message find the widest possible audience." In an interview with Kirkus Reviews , Michele Martin expanded that North Star Way, "aims to meet consumers where they are, in whatever form of media they consume. We expand

2668-461: The print format while also reimagining how to translate a bustling digital news operation to print—and readers have noticed." He was also named to Adweek's Creative 100 in 2020. Haskell was named to the Out 100 in 2019, which mentioned that under his leadership New York “open[ed] its arms to queer culture.” New York won the American Society of Magazine Editors ’ Cover of the Year contest in 2020 for

2726-519: The sitting president as a cover story. Carroll told the New York Times that she decided to publish her account in New York, rather than Elle Magazine where she was advice columnist, because New York “knows how to break news.” She subsequently filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump after he called her a liar in response to the story. New York' s parent company New York Media merged with Vox Media in 2019. In October 2020, Haskell brought

2784-422: The structure would "lead to a sharper editorial focus for our imprints even as it takes consideration of the natural affinities among them." In 2012, Simon & Schuster launched a self-publishing arm of the company, Archway Publishing. On November 14, 2013, Simon & Schuster signed a co-publishing agreement with former New York Yankees shortstop, Derek Jeter , to launch Jeter Publishing. In December 2013,

2842-426: The website Curbed into New York . Under Haskell’s tenure, he has brought notable journalists to New York including Hanna Rosin , Scott Galloway , Lindsay Peoples Wagner , Kerry Howley , Choire Sicha , Errol Louis , Andrea Long Chu , and Sam Sanders . In Haskell's first year as editor-in-chief New York was named Hottest Magazine of the Year by Adweek , which noted, “New York has given new life to

2900-473: Was acquired by Gulf+Western in an 8-for-1 stock swap on January 28, 1975. Four years later in 1979, Richard Snyder was named CEO of the company. Over the next several years he would help the company to grow substantially. After the death of Gulf+Western head Charles Bluhdorn on February 19, 1983, the company made the decision to diversify. Bluhdorn's successor Martin Davis told The New York Times , "Society

2958-478: Was acquired for US$ 552.8 million. Later that year, Snyder was suddenly fired from S&S and was replaced by the company's president and chief operating officer Jonathan Newcomb. Simon & Schuster then sold several peripheral assets, such as selling Charles E. Simon Co. to CDB Infotek. Gousha was sold to Rand McNally in 1996. In 1994, S&S acquired the software operations of Markt+Technik . Later that year, Simon & Schuster (through Paramount) launched

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3016-411: Was arrested for the 2016–2021 literary phishing thefts . The company released a statement saying they were "shocked and horrified to learn today of the allegations of fraud and identity theft by an employee." In June 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported that HarperCollins and investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) had emerged as potential frontrunners for the company. On August 3, 2023, it

3074-504: Was believed to have led to the company's success in the audiobook business. Snyder was dismayed to realize that Simon & Schuster did not own the video rights to Jane Fonda's Workout Book , a huge bestseller at the time and that the video company producing the VHS was making more money on the video. This prompted Snyder to ask editors to obtain video rights for every new book. Agents were often reluctant to give these up – which meant

3132-416: Was brought into the company fold in 1985 for over $ 700 million and was viewed by some executives to be a catalyst for change for the company as a whole. This acquisition was followed by Silver Burdett in 1986, mapmaker Gousha in 1987 and Charles E. Simon in 1988. Part of the acquisition included educational publisher Allyn & Bacon which, according to then editor and chief Michael Korda , became

3190-479: Was expected to close in 2022, but was blocked by US federal judge Florence Y. Pan on October 31, 2022. An appeal to the court ruling was announced a day later by Bertelsmann, but it was ultimately canceled on November 21. In 2021, Simon & Schuster made book deals with former Trump administration officials, such as Vice President Mike Pence and Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway . This prompted protests among Simon & Schuster staff. On November 2, 2021,

3248-409: Was reported that KKR was in "advanced talks" with Paramount Global. On August 7, 2023, Paramount Global announced that it had agreed to sell Simon & Schuster to KKR for $ 1.62 billion. The sale was completed on October 30, 2023. In May 2024, Simon & Schuster acquired Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK), the largest Dutch book publishing company. The acquisition includes all of VBK's imprints in

3306-453: Was the executive director of the Forum for Urban Design, and in that role he was an early proponent of bike-sharing in New York City. He wrote a New York Times op-ed that helped launch a public conversation that ultimately led to Citibike launching. “A ride-share program would reduce the dependency on automobiles. It would be a great alternative to subways and bus services — and a lot cheaper for

3364-475: Was undergoing dramatic changes so that there was a greater need for textbooks, maps, and educational information. We saw the opportunity to diversify into those areas, which are more stable and more profitable than trade publishing." In 1984, Simon & Schuster with CEO Richard E. Snyder acquired educational publisher Esquire Corporation, owner of companies including Allyn & Bacon (and former owner of Esquire magazine), for $ 180 million. Prentice Hall

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