Monthly Archives: September 2022

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Sneak Peek: Penguin Random House at AFROPUNK BROOKLYN 2022

Penguin Random House is once again sponsoring AFROPUNK and will be the sole book publisher at their first in-person NYC festival since 2019 this weekend, September 10-11, at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn. AFROPUNK represents an influential community of gifted creatives from all backgrounds who express themselves through music, art, film, books, comedy, fashion and more. Originating with the 2003 documentary that highlighted a Black presence in the American punk scene, AFROPUNK is actively redefining the urban experience by centering the unwritten, unwelcome, and unheard-of.

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Now Serves Over 10% of Children Under 5 in the U.S.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has reached a new milestone! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a book gifting program and longtime partner of Penguin Young Readers, now distributes books to over 10% of the U.S. population under the age of five. As of September 2022, The Imagination Library will mail close to 2 million age-appropriate books per month to children from birth to the age of five, no matter their family’s income. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: National Yoga Month

Can we hear a collective “namaste” 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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One World x Philadelphia Printworks Collaboration Launches

One World is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with Philadelphia Printworks, an independent Black- and woman-owned clothing brand inspired by past and present social justice movements that seeks to create accessible apparel for activists, organizers, and allies. Continue reading →

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‘OH WILLIAM!’ and ‘GLORY’ 2022 PRH Booker Prize Finalists

Elizabeth Strout and NoViolet Bulawayo, Courtesy of NYT.

Penguin Random House authors Elizabeth Strout and NoViolet Bulawayo will be receiving one of the literary world’s most coveted dinner invitations. They are asked to attend the 2022 Booker Prize London ceremony on October 17 as two of the six finalists selected by the judges’ panel, and announced September 6. Continue reading →

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Five Penguin Random House Canada Authors on the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Longlist

Penguin Random House Canada ushered in its 2022 fall award season on September 6 with the announcement of the 29th Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist.

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Javier Zamora’s SOLITO is September Read With Jenna Book Club Pick

Javier Zamora, photo credit: Gerardo del Valle.

JAVIER ZAMORA’S SOLITO: A Memoir, published today by Hogarth, was named the September Read With Jenna Book Club Pick on NBC’s Today Show! Solito is the unforgettable story of Javier’s migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine—a moving, page-turning memoir hailed by Sandra Cisneros as “the mythic journey of our era.” After a decade of publishing innovative and award-winning fiction, Hogarth is launching its first non-fiction list with Solito.

In making her book club announcement, Jenna Hager Bush said, “I don’t think I’ve ever read a memoir which captivated me in so many ways…It was a beautiful book about family, those that we have and those that we make, and the little family that they made on their journey, which was almost sort of “Iliad”-esque. An epic journey to their loved ones, because they had no choice.”
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There’s a Book For That: Labor Day

Labor Day weekend is nearly here! Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the achievements of American workers. The workplace has been turned upside down these past few years: Work from home has become the norm in many companies and there is a labor shortage visible wherever you go. Given all the “pivoting” and emphasis on work-life balance brought on by the pandemic, the following recommended titles touch on working lives in our society now, and historically, in meaningful ways:

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