Monthly Archives: September 2021

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Tonight: R.J. Palacio Launches Her New Novel With National Virtual Event

Join R.J. Palacio, #1 bestselling author of WONDER, to celebrate the publication of her new novel, PONY (Knopf Books for Young Readers). She will be in conversation with actor, writer, director, and musician Josh Radnor at a live virtual event hosted by 24 bookstores across the country via Zoom tonight, Thursday, September 30 at 8:00 pm (ET)/7:00 pm (CT)/5:00 pm (PT). To register, go to the event landing page here. Continue reading →

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Authors Abdurraqib, Alarcón, Betts, Kendi Are 2021 MacArthur “Genius Grant” Winners

Penguin Random House authors Hanif Abdurraqib, Daniel Alarcón, Reginald Dwayne Betts and Ibram X. Kendi are among the 2021 MacArthur Fellows, announced this week by the MacArthur Foundation. This highly regarded fellowship (often referred to as the “Genius Grant”) comes with a cash award of $625,000, paid out over five years to people who “show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for still more in the future.” Continue reading →

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Grammy-Winning Entertainer Ciara and Super Bowl Champion QB Russell Wilson to Publish Debut Picture Book With RHCB

Russell and Ciara Wilson, photo credit: West2EastEmpire

Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will publish WHY NOT YOU?, the picture book debut by superstars Ciara and Russell Wilson, it was announced today by Michelle Nagler, Vice President & Associate Director. Featuring illustrations by Jessica Gibson, the book will be published on March 1, 2022, with a first printing of 125,000 copies. Sara Sargent, Senior Executive Editor, acquired World English rights from Cait Hoyt at Creative Artists Agency for the authors, and Gary Swift at Lemonade illustration agency represented the illustrator. Sargent will edit the project. Continue reading →

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Remembering John Ziccardi, 78, Seventies, Eighties Bantam Sales Maestro

John Ziccardi, 1943-2021

We are mourning the passing of Bantam/BDD super-salesman John Ziccardi, 78, who in his three decades with us, was responsible for placing millions of mass-market paperbacks on the shelves and racks of New York City and national accounts. As head of National Sales, he also was indispensable in establishing Bantam Books, known primarily as a paperback reprinter in the eighties, as a major, enduring force in hardcover publishing. Continue reading →

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Random House Audio Publishes New Oprah Book Club Pick, BEWILDERMENT by Richard Powers

Oprah Winfrey announced that her latest Oprah’s Book Club selection is BEWILDERMENT, a novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Powers. Random House Audio publishes the audiobook edition, read by Edoardo Ballerini. The Oprah’s Book Club episode featuring an in-depth discussion between Winfrey and Powers about the novel will premiere Friday, October 22, exclusively on Apple TV+ at apple.co/-oprahbookclub. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Banned Books Week

“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Celebrate the freedom to read! It’s Banned Books Week (September 26-October 3^rd) and the theme for 2021 is “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.” The American Library Association’s Top 10 Most Challenged Books list and the Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of the past decade include the following Penguin Random House titles that address racism, racial justice and present LGBTQ+ content: Continue reading →

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Keefe, Livingston Finalists for ’21 FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

Two authors whose books are published by Penguin Random House imprints are among the six finalists for the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Now in its sixteenth year, this prize honors the book published in the U.S. and the U.K. that “provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues, including management, finance and economics.” Continue reading →

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Books by Putnam Authors Jeffery Deaver and Nikita Gill Going From Page to Screen

Jeffery Deaver’s THE NEVER GAME and Nikita Gill’s THE GIRL AND THE GODDESS: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom – both books published by Putnam – are being adapted for television. A series based on Deaver’s 2019 novel is coming to CBS, with This Is Us actor Justin Hartley set to star, and Ken Olin to direct the pilot. Game of Thrones star Lena Headey is producing a series adaptation of Gill’s book with Boat Rocker Studios. Continue reading →

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Mary-Louise Parker Narrates Audiobook of John Grisham’s THE JUDGE’S LIST

John Grisham’s upcoming legal thriller, THE JUDGE’S LIST, will be narrated by Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker (Random House Audio; on sale October 19). Grisham also narrates an introduction for listeners, available exclusively on the audiobook. Continue reading →

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Celebrating Banned Books Week With the American Bookseller Foundation for Free Expression

In honor of Banned Books Week, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and highlighting the value of free and open access to information, Penguin Random House is partnering with the American Bookseller Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE). For every title purchased via PRH.com from September 26 – October 2, we will donate $1 (up to $15k) to ABFFE. With a mission of promoting and protecting the free exchange of ideas, ABFFE issues statements on significant free expression controversies, participates in legal cases involving First Amendment rights, collaborates with other groups with an interest in free speech, and provides education about the importance of free expression to booksellers, politicians, the press and the public. Continue reading →

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