Monthly Archives: August 2021

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Penguin Random House Partners With Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman to Launch New Creative Writing Award for Poetry

Penguin Random House has partnered with Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, to launch The Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry, a new creative writing award for poetry for public high school students. The award will recognize a student for an original literary composition in English for poetry with a first-place prize of $10,000. The Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry opens for submissions on October 1, 2021. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Summer Noir

“I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners. I don’t like them myself. They’re pretty bad. I grieve over them on winter evenings.”

– The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

And what about your summer evenings, dear readers? If you are looking for a change in atmosphere from sunny beach reads, we have a spate of acclaimed new noir to darken the mood. So settle in as we span the globe to solve the case… Continue reading →

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Hear From Our 2021 Summer Interns Before They Take Flight

As summer winds down, the world opens up, and we all try to regain some sense of “normal,” our ten-week internship here at Penguin Random House is quickly coming to an end. As the first interns to navigate this program virtually, we have all risen to the occasion, made necessary strides to soak up all that we could, and stayed connected with our teams through our computer screens at home. From drafting current event posts for Igloo to helping update the Social Impact site, I got to take a peek at the diligence and dedication that is exhibited across every department. Continue reading →

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Sarah Zachrich Jeng’s New Novel: On What Happens When An Alternate Reality Takes Over Your Life

Our new Igloo Book Buzz selection is Sarah Zachrich Jeng’s THE OTHER ME, published this week by Berkley. A mind-bending, emotional rollercoaster ride, this psychological thriller spirals along an alternate reality path, as the central character’s subliminally wished-for life crashes into her real world. Continue reading →

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Vintage Author Tao Lin to Discuss His New Novel Virtually With Tommy Orange

Tao Lin, author of LEAVE SOCIETY (Vintage Original), will be in conversation with Knopf/Vintage author Tommy Orange at a virtual event hosted by The Booksmith (San Francisco, CA) on Tuesday, August 10 at 10:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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50 Books | 50 Covers: Our Award-Winning Designs

The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has announced the winners of this year’s 50 Books | 50 Covers competition, widely recognized as the highest design honor in the book publishing world. AIGA has been highlighting the best book jackets since 1923, and this year there were 696 entries from 36 different countries. Prize-winning jackets created by designers for books published by Penguin Random House imprints and PRHPS client publishers are highlighted below: Continue reading →

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Ballantine to Publish Mel Brooks’ Memoir in November

Ballantine Books has acquired famed director, producer, writer and actor Mel Brooks’ memoir, ALL ABOUT ME! My Remarkable Life in Show Business, which the imprint will publish in the U.S. on November 30. An audiobook edition will be released simultaneously by Penguin Random House Audio. Century, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK, will release the title in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. The world publishing rights for the book were acquired by Ballantine Books Executive Editor Pamela Cannon from Jonny Geller of Curtis Brown. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Ballet Novels

Center stage this week is THE TURNOUT, Megan Abbott’s new novel set amidst the drama of a family-run ballet studio. We’ve taken that cue to curate a handful of acclaimed novels en pointe with the ballet theme for your weekend reading pleasure: Continue reading →

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Penguin Random House and Kellogg Company Air Nationwide Commercial to Spread Awareness of the Feeding Reading Program

Penguin Random House and the Kellogg Company are partnering for the third time to bring the Feeding Reading program to students across the country. Following the success of last year’s campaign of distributing more than 800,000 books to kids and families nationwide, we are excited for our Penguin Random House characters and book covers to be featured on more than 100,000,000 Kellogg’s products. Continue reading →

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Courageous Pilot and Politician Amy McGrath to Discuss Her Memoir Virtually With Jennifer Rubin

Amy McGrath, author of HONOR BOUND: An American Story of Dreams and Service (Knopf), will discuss her new memoir in conversation with Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin at a P&P Live! virtual event hosted by Politics & Prose Bookstore (Washington, DC) on Friday, August 6 at 7:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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