Monthly Archives: October 2016

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Crown’s Tricia Boczkowski on Marina Abramović and Her Memoir WALK THROUGH WALLS

Tricia Boczkowski, Vice President, Editorial Director, Crown Archetype, answers three questions about her work on WALK THROUGH WALLS by Marina Abramović, on sale now from Crown Archetype. Marina’s story, by turns moving, epic, and dryly funny, informs an incomparable artistic career that involves pushing her body past the limits of fear, pain, Continue reading →

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On Sale This Week

On Sale This Week previews a selection of Penguin Random House fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young readers books being published each week. The choices are a mix of titles by both bestselling and emerging authors. We hope this serves as a useful reference for hot new reads hitting shelves everywhere. Continue reading →

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Random House Children’s Books Takes Read for the Record Everywhere

Jumpstart’s 11th annual Read for the Record – the world’s largest shared reading experience – featured Random House Children’s Books as the official publisher partner, with THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH by Julia Sarcone-Roach (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers), the official campaign book, read far and wide yesterday. Since 2006, this 24-hour Continue reading →

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Fall Biographies and Memoirs Round-Up

A wide range of memoirs and biographies are being published by our Penguin Random House family of imprints this fall, with the featured individuals ranging from rock stars, actors and novelists to a gangster, statesman, First Lady, playwright, film director, comedian, broadcaster, fashion designer, performance artist, and a 9/11 first responder. Continue reading →

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Share Memories and Photos of Pat on #PatConroyDay to Support New Literary Center

In celebration of the life and legacy of our beloved author Pat Conroy, Doubleday, The Dial Press and Penguin Random House will donate $1 to the new Pat Conroy Literary Center for every photo, book, quote or memory that is shared in honor of Pat, using the hashtag #PatConroyDay* on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. (*up to $15,000) Continue reading →

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The Private World of Public Enemy Number One Revealed

From his heyday to the present moment, Al Capone—Public Enemy Number One—has gripped popular imagination. This week’s Igloo Book Buzz title, AL CAPONE: His Life, Legacy and Legend by National Book Award-winning biographer Deirdre Bair, is being published by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday on Tuesday (10/25). This represents the first complete life of the legendary gangster with the cooperation of his family, who provided exclusive access to personal Continue reading →

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New Books by Grisham, Garten and Conroy Lead the Way This Week

Major titles from several of our highly respected authors are hitting shelves everywhere this week, with new books by John Grisham, Ina Garten, and Pat Conroy leading the way. See more titles that are On Sale This Week, from Marina Abramovic’s memoir to the candid story of Phil Collins’s epic career.
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#FridayReads: Penguin Galaxy!

From the desk of Penguin Classics Executive Editor John Siciliano…

At Penguin Classics we spend most of our time in the past, but this year, for our 70th anniversary, we decided to take a look back at the future—as imagined in some of the greatest sci-fi/fantasy novels of the 20th century. Behold Penguin Galaxy: deluxe hardcover editions of six iconic masterworks of visionary fiction, Continue reading →

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Three Questions for Putnam’s Neil Nyren on Editing John Sandford

Neil Nyren, Executive Vice President, Associate Publisher, Editor in Chief, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, has been editing books by #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford since 1988, most recently, ESCAPE CLAUSE: A Virgil Flowers Novel, published this week by Putnam. Mr. Nyren offers personal insights into the full scope of his editorial work with Mr. Sandford. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Cyber-Security and Whistleblowers

Julian Assange and his whistleblowing site Wikileaks are in the news this week because the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where Assange is under political asylum, has cut off Assange’s internet access stating Ecuador’s policy not to interfere in foreign elections. In his Facebook interview with the New York Times, Assange called Hillary Clinton “a demon.” Regarding Clinton’s presidential campaign, Wikileaks has continued to post batches of Continue reading →

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