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Our 38 New York Times Book Review “100 Notable Books of 2025”

The annual New York Times Book Review “100 Notable Books” list has arrived, honoring the year’s most compelling and influential works across fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We’re incredibly proud to share that 38 titles from Penguin Random House have been selected!

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Celebrating Penguin Random House’s “Best of the Year” Honors Across Major Retail Partners

Celebrating Penguin Random House’s “Best of the Year” Honors

As we approach the end of 2025, we’re excited to share that our Penguin Random House titles have been recognized on several “Best of the Year” lists by our major retail partners, including Amazon, Target, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and Audible!

These honors celebrate the incredible creativity of our authors and the unstoppable drive of our colleagues across Penguin Random House. We want to give a huge thank you to all of our talented teams who worked on these titles. Let’s celebrate these wins together!

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A Global Win: PRH Audio Earns Audible’s Audiobook of the Year in Three Territories

Audible has announced their Best of the Year 2025 lists, and we’re thrilled to share that PRH Audio titles brought home Audible’s coveted “Audiobook of the Year” in three major territories: US, UK, and Latin America!

Overall, PRH Audio earned 115 picks in these territories across Audible’s overall best of the year lists:

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There’s a Book for That: Cooking!

Are you preparing for holiday cooking? As we plan our menus, this season of cookbooks will whet your appetite! From celebrity chefs, beloved restaurants, popular bloggers and bakers, we present a bounty of recipes and cuisines, with a lot of personality and storytelling thrown in for good measure. As we like to say this time of year – there’s a cookbook for that! Continue reading →

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Our 76th National Book Awards Winner: Omar El Akkad’s ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS

On the night of November 19, 2025, the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization, announced the winners of the 76th National Book Awards, which celebrate the best literature published in the United States. Presented from Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, and livestreamed for readers everywhere, the ceremony was hosted by Jeff Hiller, Emmy Award–winning actor, comedian, and author, and featuring musical guest Corinne Bailey Rae, GRAMMY Award–winning singer, songwriter, and author.

We’re thrilled to share that our Knopf and Random House Audio author Omar El Akkad‘s ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS was recognized as a winner in the Nonfiction category. Continue reading →

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Spotlighting Our Titles on Amazon’s Best Children’s Books of 2025

Penguin Young Readers and Random House Children’s Books are thrilled to celebrate their incredible achievement of having over 20 titles featured on the must-read Amazon Best Children’s Books of 2025 list. Three of Penguin Young Readers’ titles were recognized with spots in the coveted Children’s Top 20 list.

Amazon’s lists were compiled by the Amazon Editors after spending thousands of hours reading and evaluating a range of new titles. This list celebrates exceptional storytelling and the books that have most resonated with readers and critics alike throughout the year.

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Our Upcoming Author Events | November 17-23, 2025

The Penguin Random House Communications team invites you to discover some of the Penguin Random House Author Events we’re looking forward to this week!

Every Monday, a curated selection of literary gatherings highlights authors across divisions and events across the country. Connect with favorite authors and explore exciting new titles!

Please note these are just a few of the events happening this week. For a comprehensive list, explore the Upcoming Author Events Calendar.

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Spotlighting Our Titles on Amazon’s Best Books of 2025

Amazon recently released its Best Books of 2025 list, compiled by the Amazon Editors after spending thousands of hours reading and evaluating an impressive range of new titles across genres and imprints. This list celebrates exceptional storytelling and the books that have most resonated with readers and critics alike throughout the year.

We’re thrilled to share Amazon has chosen a Penguin Random House book as their Best Book of the Year: BUCKEYE by Patrick Ryan (Random House). In addition to this top honor, Penguin Random House titles dominated the list, with nine of the top twenty selections, including the top four spots, belonging to our authors and imprints.

Read the full Best Books of 2025 list here.

We’d like to extend a warm congratulations to everyone involved in the success of these extraordinary titles!

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Two PYR Titles Win 2025 NYT/NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books Awards

WIND WATCHERS by Micha Archer (Nancy Paulsen Books) and MAKING ART by Diana Ejaita (RISE x Penguin Workshop) have won 2025 New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book Awards. The two titles were named among ten total winners and chosen on the basis of artistic merit.

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There’s a Book for That: Letters

When was the last time you received a letter in the mail – either typed or handwritten? Texts and email have made letter writing practically obsolete! This week we are indulging in nostalgia for the art of the letter by showcasing books of correspondence from literary and historical figures. Intimate, amusing, historical, and revelatory, these letters may just inspire the correspondent in you to put a stamp on it! Continue reading →

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