Author Stephen King arrives at federal court before testifying for the Department of Justice as it bids to block the proposed merger of two of the world’s biggest publishers, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Patrick Semansky
Hillel Italie/ AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Justice Department bids to convince a federal judge that the proposed merger of Penguin Random…