Stephen King

Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger on hold, appeal expected

Two of the five largest US publishers intended to merge, but their plans were thwarted by a federal judge who believed it would substantially lessen competition.

'It: Chapter Two' tops North American box office with $91M

Proving again the lure of a good scare, the Stephen King-inspired film "IT Chapter Two" took in $91 million this weekend to top the North American box office.

Winners and losers in American midterm elections

The Mid-term elections were a referendum on Trump and his style of autocratic governance. The results were hopeful, but, Trump is far from being knocked out.

Best-selling science fiction author Ursula K Le Guin dies at 88

In a career that spanned decades, Le Guin published more than 20 novels, wrote children's books, dozens of short stories, volumes of poetry and collections of essays - but is best remembered for global bestselling "Earthsea" series.

Stephen King's It smashes records with massive $117 million opening

The R-rated horror film should make a whopping $117.2 million from 4,103 locations, far surpassing earlier expectations.