S&S History
Children's
Scribner & S&S
Touchstone, Atria, Gallery
Corporate Overview
100
In what year did Simon & Schuster become a part of the CBS Corporation?
What is 2006.
100
Who is the President/Publisher of the Children's Publishing Group?
What is Jon Anderson.
100
Who is the President/Publisher of the S&S imprint?
What is Jonathon Karp.
100
Who is the President/Publisher of Atria Books?
What is Judith Curr.
100
Who is the President and CEO of Simon & Schuster?
What is Carolyn Reidy.
200
Who founded Simon & Schuster?
What is Richard L. Simon and Max L. Schuster.
200
What types of titles will the new imprint, Salaam Reads, focus on?
What is children's and young adult books featuring Muslim kids and families.
200
Which S&S tile won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature?
What is The Lyrics 1961-2012 By Bob Dylan
200
Name at least three imprints within the Atria Publishing Group.
What is 37Ink, Marble Arch Press, Howard, Cash Money Records, Strebor, Keywords Press, Emily Bestler, Beyond Words, Unbound, Espanol, Washington Square Press, Enliven
200
Approximately how many employees does Simon & Schuster have?
What is approximately 1300 employees.
300
In what year was Simon & Schuster founded?
What is 1924.
300
Name three children's imprints.
What is Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Simon Pulse, Aladdin, Little Simon, Beach Lane Books, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Paula Wiseman Books, Salaam Reads, and Simon Spotlight
300
What Scribner title won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2015?
What is All The Light We Cannot See.
300
What is the name of Touchstone's "bookish pop culture blog for bibliophiles?"
What is Glommable.
300
Where does Simon & Schuster have publishing and distribution capabilities?
What is in the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom and Australia.
400
The history of S&S is marked by numerous significant industry “firsts.” Name at least one.
What is spending five to ten times more for advertising and promotion than competitors, offer booksellers the privilege of returning unsold copies for credit, apply mass market production and distribution techniques to books such as with Pocket Books, offer an original work by a major author exclusively in electronic form-Stephen King.
400
What is the name of S&S's YA book blog?
What is Riveted.
400
Which major motion picture, released September 2016, was based off a Scribner title?
What is The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman.
400
What is the name of Gallery's blog that offers the latest in romance, urban fantasy and women’s fiction?
What is XOXO After Dark.
400
Approximately how many titles does Simon & Schuster publish annually?
What is approximately 2,000 titles.
500
What was the first item published by Simon & Schuster?
What is a crossword puzzle book.
500
How many books are in Rachel Renee Russell's Dork Diaries series so far?
What is 11 books to date.
500
Which Simon & Schuster Audio title won a Grammy Award for “Best Spoken Word Album" in 2016?
What is A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, written and read by President Jimmy Carter.
500
What will Gallery's new imprint, Gallery13, focus on?
What is graphic books in both fiction & nonfiction.
500
Where is Howard Books located?
What is Nashville, TN.