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Wearing all gray — suit, shoes and tie — he crisply answered questions, with some moments of humor and brief flashes of gentle outrage.

Stephen King didn’t break any legal ground on the stand Tuesday as he testified against his own publisher’s efforts to merge with Penguin Random House. But he did know how to please a crowd and even get the judge to thank him for his time. “It was a real pleasure to hear your testimony,” the…

Renowned author Stephen King is set to take the stand at a federal antitrust trial in Washington, D

As the Justice Department bids to convince a federal judge that the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster would damage the careers of some of the most popular authors, it is leaning in part on the testimony of a writer who has thrived like few others: Stephen King.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Justice Department bids to convince a federal judge that the...

The author of “Carrie,” “The Shining" and many other favorites, King has willingly — even eagerly — placed himself in opposition to Simon & Schuster,...

The author of Carrie, The Shining and many other favorites, King has willingly — even eagerly — placed himself in opposition to Simon & Schuster, his longtime publisher.

The bestselling author's appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington brought a narrative of the evolution of book publishing toward the dominance of the Big Five companies.

The bestselling author has expressed displeasure over the proposed merger between Penguin Random House and his own publisher, Simon & Schuster.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen King didnt break any legal ground on the stand Tuesday as he testified against his own publishers efforts to merge with Penguin Random House. But he