Yearly Archives: 2021

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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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Delacorte Press and Listening Library to Publish Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward Flight Novellas This Fall

Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, and Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio, in collaboration with Mainframe LLC, will publish three novellas by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson this Fall: SUNREACH (on sale September 28), REDAWN (on sale October 26), and EVERSHORE (on sale December 28). Available simultaneously as ebooks and audiobooks, these new novellas are collectively known as the Skyward Flight series and expand the bestselling Skyward series, which currently consists of two full-length novels, Skyward (November 2018) and Starsight (November 2019). CYTONIC, the third novel, will be released in hardcover on November 23. Continue reading →

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Coates, Kendi, Hannah-Jones Among One World Authors to Discuss Banned Books Week

The Bluest Eye. To Kill A Mockingbird. The Hate U Give. Stamped. Of Mice and Men. What do these books have in common? Yes, they’re classics—and future classics. But they’re also among the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020.

Join One World on Wednesday, September 29 at 8:00 p.m. (ET) via Zoom for a special Ideas & Action virtual event to investigate—and celebrate—Banned Books Week (September 26 – October 2), the freedom of ideas, and the necessity and power of even the most discomforting truths. Penguin Random House employees who wish to attend can register here. Continue reading →

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Phoebe Robinson and Glennon Doyle Celebrate the Release of Robinson’s New Essay Collection

Phoebe Robinson, multitalented stand-up comedian, New York Times bestselling writer, and founder of Tiny Reparations Books, will celebrate the publication of her new essay collection, PLEASE DON’T SIT ON MY BED IN YOUR OUTSIDE CLOTHES, with a special virtual launch event featuring a conversation with New York Times bestselling author and activist Glennon Doyle, on Monday, September 27 at 6:00 pm. To register and for more information about this ticketed event, co-hosted by Loyalty Bookstore, Fulton Street Books, and Café Con Libros, click here. Continue reading →

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R.J. Palacio Launching Her New Novel With National Virtual Event Hosted by 24 Bookstores

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 on 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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Friday Reads: Yoga Month

Can we hear a collective “om” for National Yoga Month? September was designated as National Yoga Month through the Department of Health and Human Services in 2008. Yoga is an ancient practice that’s been well-integrated into contemporary culture and universally acknowledged for its overall health benefits. Studies show yoga does everything from fighting anxiety and depression, to reducing inflammation in the body. In a time where we are focused on mental and physical health more than ever, the following titles are here to enlighten and help: Continue reading →

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Susan Cain’s BITTERSWEET Coming From Crown in April 2022

Crown, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, has announced that it will publish BITTERSWEET: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain on April 5, 2022. The news was first shared by Susan Cain on social media (on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook), where she also revealed the book’s cover. BITTERSWEET will be published in hardcover and digital formats by Crown, and an audio edition, read by the author, will be simultaneously released by Penguin Random House Audio. The book is edited by Crown SVP and Publisher Gillian Blake. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Climate Week

Climate Week NYC continues through Sunday, September 26. Hosted annually by international non-profit the Climate Group in conjunction with the United Nations: “It is the time and place where the world gathers to showcase leading climate action and discuss how to do more, fast.” To complement this important event, the following books are some of the best, most recent on climate change and climate action: Continue reading →

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Our NBA Fiction Semi-Finalists: Groff, Jones, Jr., Kitamura, Mott & Powers Audio

The rolling revelations of the 2021 National Book Award long lists in each of its five categories were completed September 17 with the presentation of the ten Fiction semi-finalists, five of which are published by Penguin Random House imprints. Continue reading →

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