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NEW YORK -- Upcoming fiction from John Irving, Yiyun Li and Elizabeth McCracken will be among 59 works excerpted in a free e-book compilation released by the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch.“Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter” was available for download Tuesday on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and other online sites.LI's novel “The Book of Goose” comes out in September. Irving's “The Chairlift” and McCracken's “The Hero of This Book” are due in October.

U.S. regulators are suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry, saying consolidation would hurt authors and readers.German media giant Bertelsmann's Penguin Random House, already the largest American publisher, wants to buy New York-based Simon & Schuster, whose authors include Stephen King, Hillary Clinton and John Irving, from TV and film company ViacomCBS.The Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit in the U.S.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Mosquito Coast” producer Veritas Entertainment Group is shopping TV adaptations of two high-profile novels — Tom Wolfe’s “I Am Charlotte Simmons” and John Irving’s “The Hotel New Hampshire” — among other projects in the works from the boutique outfit that specializes in adaptations of books and other existing IP.“13 Reasons Why” writer Thomas Higgins is on board to adapt “Charlotte Simmons” with “13 Reasons” showrunner  Brian Yorkey and Paramount TV.

Apple - Android Sean Orman, 30, has pled not guilty to all 15 charges against him, including murder, attempted murder, firearms and drugs offences.He is currently on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.Earlier, Detective Constable John Irving, 38, told the trial how he called at a home in Polbeth, West Lothian, where a George Baigrie – who had the nickname “Dode” – was living on September 30, 2019.DC Irving said he spoke to Baigrie for “five to eight minutes” and saw a red Skoda Octavia outside

BERLIN -- German media giant Bertelsmann said Wednesday that it is buying publisher Simon & Schuster, further expanding its existing U.S.