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Erroll McDonald and Penguin Random House Authors To Be Honored at American Book Awards Ceremony

The 2025 American Book Award winners, including eight Penguin Random House authors and our very own Erroll McDonald, Vice President & Executive Editor at Knopf, will be honored at the American Book Awards ceremony on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 2 p.m. PT, at the Maude Fife Room, Wheeler Hall, Room 315, on the UC Berkeley Campus in Berkeley, California. The event is open to the public.

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Penguin Random House and United for Libraries Announce 2026 Grant Program for Rural and Small Libraries

Penguin Random House and United for Libraries have announced a 2026 grant program designed to uplift rural and small libraries across the country.

This initiative will provide essential support through grant funds, in-kind book donations, and educational opportunities aimed at helping libraries in need strengthen their impact in their communities. Continue reading →

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Our Upcoming Author Events | October 20-26

The Penguin Random House Communications team invites you to discover some of the Penguin Random House Author Events we’re looking forward to this week!

Every Monday, a curated selection of literary gatherings highlights authors across divisions and events across the country. Connect with favorite authors and explore exciting new titles!

Please note these are just a few of the events happening this week. For a comprehensive list, explore the Upcoming Author Events Calendar.

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There’s a Book for That: Witch Lit

“I know of witches who whistle at different pitches, calling things that don’t have names.” ― Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching

Something witchy this way comes! October’s the month to be spellbound by the supernatural and we’ve got bewitching books to fit the mood in fiction and nonfiction for all ages: Continue reading →

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Higher Ground to Launch “IMO: The Look” Podcast Series With Michelle Obama on November 5, Featuring Live Events Alongside Book Release

Launching alongside the highly anticipated book, “The Look”.

Higher Ground, the media company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, today announced a special six-part limited companion series to its hit podcast IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson. The new series is an extension of the former First Lady’s forthcoming book, THE LOOK, from Crown Publishing Group, on sale November 4, 2025.

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Penguin Random House Celebrates the Second Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Books Awards

On Saturday, October 11, Penguin Random House celebrated the second annual Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards, which took place at the historic Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie, NY.

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Our Upcoming Author Events | October 13-19, 2025

The Penguin Random House Communications team invites you to discover some of the Penguin Random House Author Events we’re looking forward to this week!

Every Monday, a curated selection of literary gatherings highlights authors across divisions and events across the country. Connect with favorite authors and explore exciting new titles!

Please note these are just a few of the events happening this week. For a comprehensive list, explore the Upcoming Author Events Calendar.

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The Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Accepts 30 of Penguin Young Reader’s Entries

Penguin Young Readers has 30 accepted entries into the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2025, and this year, Angie Kang won the Dilys Evans Founder’s Award for OUR LAKE!

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There’s a Book for That: Banned Books Week

Celebrate the right to read! We are in the midst of Banned Books Week (October 5 – 11, 2025) which promotes the freedom to read and opposes censorship. The American Library Association’s theme for Banned Books Week 2025 is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights” which alludes to George Orwell’s prescient novel, 1984. Continue reading →

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Companhia das Letras and Grupo Editorial Author László Krasznahorkai Awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 winner is László Krasznahorkai.

We congratulate Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the latest among more than 80 Penguin Random House authors to receive this literary honor. The Swedish Academy recognized him “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

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