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Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater Legend and Knopf Author, Dies at 91

Photo of Stephen Sondheim taken by Michael Lionstar in the Knopf offices on January 13, 2010

When Stephen Sondheim died last Friday at the age of 91, he left behind a treasure trove of music and lyrics that forever changed American theater and beguiled and delighted audiences far and wide. Those lyrics, which were collected in two separate volumes – FINISHING THE HAT and LOOK, I MADE A HAT – were published by Knopf in 2010 and 2011. And a third book, the pocket-sized SONDHEIM: Lyrics, was published by Everyman’s Library just last year. Continue reading →

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Author Tricia Elan Walker and Illustrator Euka Holmes Celebrate DREAM STREET at Mahogany Books Virtual Event

Author Tricia Elan Walker and illustrator Euka Holmes will present their new picture book, DREAM STREET, published by Anne Schwartz Books, at a Mahogany Books Front Row virtual event via Crowdcast on Tuesday, November 30 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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GRAMMY® Love: Obama’s “A Promised Land” Best Spoken Word Nominee

Can a two-term U.S. President be a three-time GRAMMY® winner?

Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land,” one of 2020 and 2021’s biggest-selling audios — and of course also last year’s biggest-selling hardcover and e-book — has been bestowed with a major new touchstone achievement: a nomination voted by members of the Recording Academy®, announced November 23, as one of the five nominees for 2021 “ Best Spoken Word Album” GRAMMY®. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, 2021 is nearly here! Last Thanksgiving we quoted the social media meme, “this Thanksgiving is about next Thanksgiving.” And here we are – grateful for what we have and eager to connect with family and friends whether over a traditional or nontraditional menu. Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! Continue reading →

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Presenting Our 41 NYTBR “Notable Books of 2021”

Presentations of the year’s “best books” are well underway, and the New York Times Book Review’s annual list is among the most anticipated and scrutinized.

For their” 100 Notable Books of 2021″ the NYTBR editors have selected 22 Fiction and Poetry and 19 Nonfiction and Memoir titles published by Penguin Random House imprints, 41 in all. Continue reading →

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Cree Myles to Co-Host “Passing x All Ways Black” Conversation With Netflix Tomorrow

As part of an ongoing relationship between Netflix and Penguin Random House, tomorrow, Tuesday, November 23, at 2:00 PM (ET), influencer Cree Myles will co-host Passing x All Ways Black, an Instagram Live conversation alongside Netflix’s Lakin Starling about the book-to-film adaptation of Nella Larsen’s PASSING (Penguin Books). Continue reading →

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Remember to Help Bookstores in Need Through Binc’s Year-End Fundraising Campaign

As we shared earlier this month, Penguin Random House partnered with the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc) on their year-end fundraising campaign to double the power and impact of individual donations. From November 15 – December 31, PRH will match all donations made to Binc up to $15,000, directly helping bookstores in need. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Transgender Awareness

Did you know it is Transgender Awareness Week? From GLAAD: “The week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues members of the community face.” In support, check out the following incredible fiction and nonfiction by and about transgender people: Continue reading →

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THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PURPLE SCHOOLS by RHCB Authors Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart Coming in June 2022

Hot on the heels of their instant #1 New York Times bestselling picture book debut, The World Needs More Purple People (June 2020; over 350,000 copies in print), actress, producer, and parent Kristen Bell (Frozen, The Good Place, Veronica Mars) and creative director and parent Benjamin Hart will publish THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PURPLE SCHOOLS in June 2022. The news was announced by Michelle Nagler, Vice President, Associate Publishing Director, Random House Books for Young Readers. Caroline Abbey, Editorial Director, acquired world English rights and audio rights and will edit the project. Continue reading →

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Our WOW Nov. 17 Night: ‘21 NBAs For PRH Fiction, Nonfiction, YPL

Were you able to watch the National Book Awards ceremony, live-streamed in part from the 2nd floor of our 1745 Broadway headquarters, the evening of November 17? If so, you saw a WOW of an evening for us. Our authors won in each of the three categories in which we were shortlisted: Young People’s Literature: Malinda Lo for “Last Night at the Telegraph Club;” Nonfiction: Tiya Miles for “All That She Carried;” and Fiction: Jason Mott for “Hell of a Book.”

Penguin Random House’s long, wonderful history with the National Book Awards continues. In eight of the past nine years, at least one of our imprints’ books has been voted a winner by its category’s judges. Continue reading →

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