Claire Kelley
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Claire Kelley
@clairekelley.bsky.social
Library student at SJSU & book publishing at Seven Stories Press. Bylines at Library Journal.

Boulder, CO • she/her
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February 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Will KKR's bid to buy Simon & Schuster pass regulatory review if the private equity firm already owns OverDrive? To find out I reported this piece for Library Journal.
KKR's Ownership of OverDrive Could Raise Questions About Simon & Schuster Purchase
Paramount’s announcement in early August of its deal to sell Simon & Schuster to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for $1.62 billion includes a significant detail for the library wor...
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September 28, 2023 at 6:01 PM
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We know libraries are under threat from the culture wars, but few have noticed that private equity is preying for libraries and publishers, too—and using employee ownership to justify it.

This is a super important story—reported by someone I love:)
KKR's Ownership of OverDrive Could Raise Questions About Simon & Schuster Purchase
Paramount’s announcement in early August of its deal to sell Simon & Schuster to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for $1.62 billion includes a significant detail for the library wor...
www.libraryjournal.com
September 28, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Reposted by Claire Kelley
I learned so much depressing but important to understand stuff reading this piece. If you're a writer, or a reader, take a close look.
We know libraries are under threat from the culture wars, but few have noticed that private equity is preying for libraries and publishers, too—and using employee ownership to justify it.

This is a super important story—reported by someone I love:)
KKR's Ownership of OverDrive Could Raise Questions About Simon & Schuster Purchase
Paramount’s announcement in early August of its deal to sell Simon & Schuster to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for $1.62 billion includes a significant detail for the library wor...
www.libraryjournal.com
September 28, 2023 at 4:29 PM
Picked this up, Cory Doctorow’s latest from Verso Books, at #ALA2023
July 7, 2023 at 9:37 AM
Lots of good rainbows lately in Boulder Colorado
July 7, 2023 at 9:31 AM
After almost 10 years since my last appointment in the Chicago History Museum archives, I got access to the Red Squad collection last week.
July 7, 2023 at 9:29 AM
Were you into the ending of this book like I was? We read Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris for a fun evening of discussion organized by @zephoria.bsky.social.
July 7, 2023 at 9:23 AM
So excited to read Jhumpa Lahiri’s new story collection, coming fall 2023 from Knopf
July 7, 2023 at 9:19 AM
Lisa Lucas is publishing Helen Garner’s The Children’s Bach at Pantheon
July 7, 2023 at 9:12 AM
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a bounty of Annie Ernaux galleys
July 6, 2023 at 1:27 PM