Monthly Archives: February 2022

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Second Annual Black Like We Never Left Read-a-Thon Launches on IG Live Today!

Bookstagrammer and @allwaysblack curator Cree Myles kicks off the second annual Black Like We Never Left Read-a-Thon today, a week-long virtual event celebrating Black fiction. This year’s event will highlight The Color Purple by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author Alice Walker and will double as a fundraiser for We Need Diverse Books. Continue reading →

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Obama’s A PROMISED LAND Leads PRH Audio’s 16 Audie Finalists

The Audio Publishers Association has announced its 2022 Audie Awards finalists, including 16 Penguin Random House Audio titles, led by Barack Obama’s A PROMISED LAND, nominated for Audiobook of the Year. The Audies are the premier awards program in the United States for recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. This year’s winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on March 4. Continue reading →

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Tonight: A Virtual Conversation With Art Spiegelman, Author of MAUS

Art Spiegelman, author of MAUS: A Survivor’s Tale (Pantheon), will be discussing his Pulitzer-winning graphic novel tonight at 7:00 pm (ET) via Zoom . This virtual public conversation is sponsored by various organizations based in Tennessee, including the Ascension Lutheran Church of Chattanooga, TN; B’nai Zion Congregation, Chattanooga, TN; The Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga; Mizpah Congregation, Chattanooga, TN, and The Tennessee Holler. Continue reading →

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Sanyu Dillon Named to 2022 ColorComm28 List of Black Women in Communications

Penguin Random House U.S. Chief Marketing Officer Sanyu Dillon has been honored as one of the ColorComm 28 – 28 executive black women in communications who are making history now through their leadership and impact. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: The Year of the Tiger

Welcome Lunar New Year! The Year of the Tiger began on February 1st this year. Celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on February 15th. It’s called the Lunar New Year because the date marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar traditional to many Asian countries. As “king of the beasts” the zodiacal Tiger embodies leadership and bravery. To honor the occasion, we offer the following award-winning and acclaimed “tiger” fiction and nonfiction for all ages: Continue reading →

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PYR to Launch New Imprint, Rocky Pond Books, Helmed by Lauri Hornik

Penguin Young Readers will launch a new imprint, Rocky Pond Books, helmed by Lauri Hornik, longtime publisher of Dial Books for Young Readers, and editor of many award-winning and bestselling books, including Counting by Sevens by Holly Goldberg Sloan, The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak, Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder, and the Ordinary People Change the World series, written by Brad Meltzer and illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos.

The imprint will publish books for two through teen, both fiction and nonfiction, with a focus on mental health and social-emotional learning and on seeking out exceptional debut authors and illustrators. The inaugural list will publish in spring 2023. Jen Klonsky, President and Publisher, Putnam Books for Young Readers and Razorbill, will assume leadership of Dial Books for Young Readers, effective immediately. Continue reading →

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Anchor Launches New Hardcover Line With THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY, GMA Book Club Pick

THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY by Brendan Slocumb, the lead title of the new Anchor Books hardcover line, was published on Tuesday, February 1, when it was named the Good Morning America Book Club pick for February. Suzanne Herz, EVP & Executive Director, Doubleday & Publisher, Vintage and Anchor Books, says, “Launching Anchor’s first hardcover book with a GMA Book Club pick isn’t just great for our wonderful author, Brendan Slocumb, and THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY, but it also makes a clear statement about what readers should expect from the Anchor hardcover list: big, compelling reads that keep you up late into the night, and that you’ll recommend to everyone you know.” Continue reading →

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PRH Celebrates World Read Aloud Day With LitWorld

Penguin Random House is thrilled to celebrate the thirteenth annual World Read Aloud Day today, February 2, in partnership with LitWorld, a non-profit organization that aims to strengthen children and communities by using literacy as a tool and pathway for self-empowerment. World Read Aloud Day focuses on the power of reading aloud and last year, we saw just how powerful it is, with the campaign reaching over 931 million people. With virtual read-alouds, live events, activities and resources, World Read Aloud Day has a variety of engaging tools to inspire kids around the globe to read out loud. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Black History Month

“You might as well answer the door, my child, the truth is furiously knocking.” ― Lucille Clifton

This month we honor Black History, which is ever-unfolding: consider President Biden’s commitment to nominate the first Black woman for the Supreme Court. To further educate and inspire, we present the following award-winning and acclaimed nonfiction for adults, and also invite you to explore two Penguin Random House initiatives, All Ways Black and Amplify Black Stories. Check back next week for Black History titles for young readers! Continue reading →

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Ballantine’s Hilary Teeman on the Making of Charmaine Wilkerson’s BLACK CAKE

Charmaine Wilkerson’s BLACK CAKE, published by Ballantine Books, is the February Read With Jenna book club pick, it was announced this morning by TODAY Show host Jenna Bush Hager. This moving debut novel tells a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names, can shape relationships and history. As the narrative unfolds, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother’s death and her hidden past—a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake.

In this Three Questions for an Editor interview, Ballantine Executive Editor Hilary Teeman delves into what drew her to Wilkerson’s writing and storytelling ability, the nature of their editor/author process, and who she thinks will most enjoy BLACK CAKE. Continue reading →

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