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Friday Reads: World Humanitarian Day

Saturday, August 19, is World Humanitarian Day (WHD). Designated by the United Nations in 2009, World Humanitarian Day marks the day, in 2003, on which the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Iraq, Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 of his colleagues were killed in the bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad. It is held on the same day each year to pay tribute Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: College Reading

Students of many ages are heading off to college and trade school, which can be transformative as well as informative. Books are a huge part of that experience. On our Common Reads site, we have lists of college reading titles, including First-Year Experience (FYE) recommendations, as well as discussion and reading guides. Your syllabus awaits: Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Bullying

With the start of a new school year, students, parents, caregivers, and teachers have a lot on their minds. Bullying is, unfortunately, one of those things. It’s a topic now frequently covered in fiction, with a widening focus on bullying that happens at all ages and looks at the causes (some titles include, or are even from, a bully’s perspective). But books on bullying can also Continue reading →

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Back to the Future: Summer Intern Retrospective

When I arrived fresh off the plane from Minnesota in New York City ten weeks ago, I had no idea what my summer in the city and at Penguin Random House would have in store for me. After HR released us into the wilds of the publishing world (just kidding, they just sent us to our respective departments) after orientation on day one, I happily fell into a summer full of Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Friendship Day

Take a moment to hug your friends on Friendship Day! In the U.S., Friendship Day is August 6, but any day is a good one to show your friends how much you appreciate them.

Below is a list of books for all ages about friends and friendships, and how they make us better (even if sometimes those friendships don’t stay in tact). Continue reading →

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Meet Jenny Zhang, Author of the First Title from LENNY Books

Jenny Zhang’s SOUR HEART, her debut story collection, was published on August 1 and is the first book released by LENNY, the new Random House imprint launched in partnership with Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner. Writer Jessica Mizzi posted a conversation with Zhang on Signature, a Penguin Random House online vertical that Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Nazi-Looted Art

Nazi- looted art has been in the news of late. Last week, a 26-year court battle ended in Berlin with a settlement that will reimburse a family for the seizure of a masterpiece by Paul Klee. And two exhibits will open this fall displaying several hundred works from the collection found in the Munich apartment of the son of Hildebrand Gurlitt, an art dealer commissioned by Adolf Hitler to sell works looted from private citizens or seized from museums as “degenerate art” – the Continue reading →

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Robo Time Travel: Daniel H. Wilson Unveils THE CLOCKWORK DYNASTY

This week’s Igloo Book Buzz selection, Daniel H. Wilson’s THE CLOCKWORK DYNASTY, on sale from Doubleday on Tuesday, August 1, is a summer read for the ages – all of them. This ingenious new thriller weaves a path through time, following a race of human-like machines that have been hiding among us for untold centuries. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Swimming!

Refresh yourselves! There’s no better time for swimming than in Summer so we’ve got some great books to dive into this weekend all about the joys of being a swimmer – the weightless, meditative quality of being in the water. Other than for escaping the heat, swimming is one of the best things you can do for your health and we hope these novels, memoirs and manuals provide inspiration. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Sharks!

The phenomenon continues! In its 29th year, The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is making a splash this week, but also received viewer backlash because Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps didn’t race a real Great White shark in its “Phelps Vs. Shark” episode. The network responded saying, “In Phelps Vs Shark we enlisted world class scientists to take Continue reading →

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