Kirkus Reviews Sold to NBA Team Owner

Kirkus Reviews will live on. It’s been bought by Herb Simon, owner of the Indiana Pacer, the basketball team, and a shopping mall developer, has bought the venerable pre-pub book review. The deal was announced yesterday.

Simon has named Marc Winkelman, chief exec of a company that owns season retailers, to be the new head of what will be renamed Kirkus Media. Here’s more from The New York Times:

In a telephone interview, Mr. Winkelman, who co-owns Tecolote Books with Mr.

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