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There's a Book for That: Mindfulness & Meditation
May 30, 2023
On this last day of May and Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to remind everyone of the benefits of mindfulness and meditation. As the American Psychological Association has noted, mindfulness meditation is a research-proven way to reduce stress and can improve both mental and physical health. You can learn more, begin, or enhance your own practice from the following acclaimed titles published by Penguin Random House:
Friday Reads: Memorial Day
May 26, 2023
On Monday, May 29th, we pay tribute to the Americans who have died in service to our country. To honor the occasion, we have curated the following titles, for adults and young readers, in commemoration of the service and sacrifice of our nation’s military:
Knopf to Publish New Book by Gabriel García Márquez in 2024
May 24, 2023
Gabriel García Márquez , photo credit: credit Caleb Back.
PRH and Little Free Library Launch Mental Health Libraries in Honor of Mental Health Awareness Month
May 23, 2023
Penguin Random House and Little Free Library (LFL) announced their activities honoring Mental Health Awareness Month. Through the partnership, PRH will sponsor 20 Little Free Library book-sharing boxes granted to high-need communities via LFL’s Impact Library Program across the U.S., provide more than 500 mental health–focused books and over 30 titles for these libraries, and offer an additional 2,000 books for a national giveaway. These libraries will include both adult and children’s titles and, in addition to PRH titles, they will also include PRH client titles.
Jaci Updike: Emily Bates our “PW Sales Rep of the Year”
May 22, 2023
We are thrilled to share the news that our colleague EMILY BATES has won this year’s “PW Rep of the Year” award. The recognition is decided by a jury of booksellers from across the country, among five finalists, and was announced May 22 in a virtual ceremony as part of the U.S. Book Show, sponsored by Publishers Weekly.
Random House to Publish 3 Books with Clint Smith, New York Times Bestselling Writer & Poet
May 19, 2023
Clint Smith. Photograph by Carletta Girma.
Penguin Random House Canada to Publish 2 Books by Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
May 19, 2023
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
Watch: Leonardo DiCaprio Exclusively Unveils Trailer for Vintage's KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
May 19, 2023
Yesterday, Leonardo DiCaprio exclusively debuted the trailer for Killers of the Flower Moon, adapted from David Grann’s New York Times bestselling book. A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history,
There's a Book for That: Mental Health Awareness Month
May 18, 2023
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, observed at this time each year since 1949, when it was established by Mental Health America. It’s so important to reduce the stigma around mental health struggles so that people are more willing to ask for help.
The following new and acclaimed books offer help and understanding and provide paths to self-acceptance and resiliency:
My Path to PRH: Jamie Lapeyrolerie on Acquiring Heartfelt Voices & Starting Your Own Literary Holiday
May 17, 2023
Everyone has unique career stories to tell. In our My Path to Penguin Random House series, PRH colleagues share how they entered the world of book publishing, what led them to our company, insights into their jobs, and their future professional aspirations.
This week, we’re featuring Jamie Lapeyrolerie, Editor, WaterBrook and Multnomah, as she tells us her story in her own words.
Dutton's THE SWIFTS Takes Home the Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award!
May 16, 2023
Image from Barnes & Noble
WaterBrook's FIND YOUR PEOPLE Wins the 2023 Christian Book of the Year Award®
May 16, 2023
When Jennie Allen's FIND YOUR PEOPLE (WaterBrook) released in 2022, it became an instant New York Times bestseller and appeared on bestseller lists for USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly and Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
Doubleday Canada to Publish Comedy Legend Rick Mercer's Memoir This Fall
May 16, 2023
Doubleday Canada is pleased to announce that it will be publishing a new memoir from Canadian comedy legend Rick Mercer this fall. THE ROAD YEARS, a follow-up to the blockbuster bestselling TALKING TO CANADIANS, will be in stores this November and picks up where TALKING TO CANADIANS left off: the greenlighting of what would become Rick Mercer Report. Plans for the show, of course, included political satire and Rick’s patented rants. But Rick and his partner were also determined to do something that comedy tends to avoid as too challenging: they would emphasize the positive. Rick would travel from coast to coast to coast in search of everything that’s best about Canada, especially its people. He found a lot to celebrate.
Cartoonist Sammy Harkham on Authentic World-Building & Going Beyond Stereotypes
May 12, 2023
Today, we bring you Sammy Harkham, award-winning cartoonist and editor, and author of BLOOD OF THE VIRGIN (Pantheon), a graphic novel fourteen years in the making. Set primarily in Los Angeles in 1971, BLOOD OF THE VIRGIN is the story of twenty‑seven‑year‑old Seymour, an Iraqi Jewish immigrant film editor who works for an exploitation film production company. Harkham brings us into the underbelly of Los Angeles in an epic story of artistic ambition, heartbreak and what it means to be human. Laura Keefe & Nicholas Latimer Discuss "The Debut Author and Modern Marketing" with New York Book Forum
May 11, 2023
In this panel with New York Book Forum, Laura Keefe, Senior Director of Marketing, Knopf Doubleday and Nicholas Latimer, VP and Senior Director of Publicity, Knopf Doubleday talk pitch letters, review outlets, Booktok and the decades-old question: can you can judge a book by its cover? Hint: Sort of. This panel takes on the complex world of modern book marketing and how to navigate it with first-time authors, as well as the creative strategies opening up new channels for reaching readers.
Watch below:
Roy Finamore, Clarkson Potter Editor and Award-Winning Author, Passes Away at 70
May 11, 2023
Roy Finamore, photo courtesy of his sister, Marie Finamore.
RSVP for a New York Book Forum Event Featuring Knopf's Victoria Wilson in Conversation with Jane Friedman
May 11, 2023
On Wednesday, May 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM ET, join New York Book Forum in-person for a major cultural evening — A Story of Evolution: On Writing, Editing, Publishing, and Breaking the Glass of Expectations featuring Jane Friedman and Victoria Wilson. JANE FRIEDMAN transformed a major company, and started a new venture that revolutionized digital publishing. Vicky Wilson, VP & Executive Editor at Alfred A. Knopf is an acclaimed editor and publisher, and has written a major cultural biography, with the concluding volume now in progress.
We'll hear these leading voices in American publishing discuss their experience, expertise, adventures, and vision of what lies ahead in books, business, and life. Light refreshments will be served. Limited space is available! RSVP is required.
Penguin Random House Partners with Save the Children for Multi-Year Global Book Donation Effort
May 10, 2023
In the face of educational disruptions following the pandemic and the mounting book banning crisis, Penguin Random House has announced an unprecedented book donation to long-standing partner Save the Children to help spread the joy of reading to kids everywhere. The historic donation is the largest global book donation in Save the Children’s history and will provide more than one million books to children across the globe over three years.
Introducing CRIMINAL TYPES, a Crime Fiction Podcast from Knopf Doubleday & Penguin Random House Media
May 10, 2023
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and Penguin Random House Media are proud to announce the launch of season 1 of a brand-new crime fiction podcast Criminal Types. The first episode of the podcast dropped May 9 with special guest John Grisham. Criminal Types is recorded in the PRH Podcast Studio and celebrates all the incredible talent at Penguin Random House through deep-dive conversations with bestselling thriller writers and up-and-coming stars alike.
Over the past year Gabrielle Brooks, VP Executive Publicity Director, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group & Special Projects and Abby Endler, Senior Publicist, Knopf Doubleday have been working with Pat Stango, Senior Director, Media Production & Development, PRH to produce Criminal Types. The podcast is hosted by Abby and creator of the largest crime fiction dedicated Instagram account: Crime by the Book. Criminal Types was announced on Crime by the Book yesterday — take a look at this post to see some of the amazing early reactions already rolling in!
There's a Book for That: Jewish American Heritage Month
May 10, 2023
In May we honor centuries of Jewish contributions to American culture and society for Jewish American Heritage Month. CNN reported in March that “Antisemitic incidents in the US are at the highest level recorded since the 1970s” based on an audit from the Anti-Defamation League. With education and celebration of Jewish-American voices, culture and history in mind, we present the following new and acclaimed books for adults: