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There’s a Book for That: National Reading Group Month

October is National Reading Group Month, an initiative of the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA). Founded in 1917, WNBA “promotes literacy, a love of reading, and women’s roles in the community of the book.” This is truly our forte. Please enjoy these recent Great Group Reads, a mix of memoir and fiction, selected by the WNBA: Continue reading →

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Penguin Random House Partners With Harlem Grown to Provide Books to Underserved Communities

Beginning this month, Penguin Random House is partnering with Harlem Grown, a remarkable organization serving the children of Harlem by offering resources, inspiration, and a safe place where they can just be kids. Continue reading →

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TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer Launches Her New Picture Book Virtually

TODAY Show co-host and meteorologist Dylan Dreyer celebrates the publication of her new picture book, MISTY THE CLOUD: A Very Stormy Day (Random House Books for Young Readers), in conversation with DIARY OF A WIMPY KID author Jeff Kinney at a virtual event hosted by An Unlikely Story Bookstore & Café via Crowdcast tonight, October 12 at 6:00 pm (ET).

To register, click here. Continue reading →

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Doubleday’s Todd Doughty Makes His Literary Debut With LITTLE PIECES OF HOPE

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Todd Doughty, SVP, Deputy Publisher, Doubleday, is now also an author, having written a book, LITTLE PIECES OF HOPE: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World, published by Penguin Life on Tuesday, October 12. Described as “an enchanting collection of lists, musings, prompts, and illustrations that will inspire you to cherish all of the things – from the extraordinary to the everyday, from the big to the little – that bring hope into our lives,” LITTLE PIECES OF HOPE is brimming with the pleasures of life, inspiring readers to look for and celebrate the good things that surround us.

In this Meet Our Author Igloo interview, Todd talks about the genesis of his book, how it was created, the editorial and publication process, and what he hopes reader takeaways will be. Continue reading →

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Future RHUK Author Maria Ressa 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Winner

Maria Ressa, the co-recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, is a Penguin Random House UK author. Next April, Ebury Publishing’s WH Allen imprint will publish her “How To Stand Up To A Dictator.” Continue reading →

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What is Crazy Faith? WaterBrook Author Michael Todd Tells Us

Michael Todd is author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book, RELATIONSHIP GOALS, and the just released New York Times bestseller, CRAZY FAITH, both titles published by WaterBrook. Michael is also the lead pastor of Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and his Crazy Faith sermon series has been viewed more than 11 million times on You Tube. Continue reading →

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Kupersmith, Lockwood, Polzin Center For Fiction ‘21 First Novel Prize Finalists

The seven-title shortlist for the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize includes three Penguin Random House imprints’ authors. This year’s judging panel, comprised of Alexander Chee, Susan Choi, Yaa Gyasi, Raven Leilani, and Dinaw Mengestu, selected the finalists from a longlist featuring 27 debut novels published in the United States between January 1 and December 31, 2021.

Each shortlisted author will receive $1,000; the winner to receive a $15,000 prize. Continue reading →

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Esi Edugyan’s Novel WASHINGTON BLACK Being Adapted for a Hulu Series

Esi Edugyan’s WASHINGTON BLACK (Knopf/Vintage) is being adapted for a nine-episode Hulu series. Emmy and Golden Globe Award -winning actor Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) has been tabbed to star and serve as an executive producer. Selwyn Seyfu Hinds will write the adaptation and is also an executive producer. Edugyan will be a co-producer on the series, which will be produced by 20th Television. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Mental Health Memoirs

As Mental Health Awareness Week winds down, we want to highlight personal memoirs and biographies that help destigmatize mental illness. To quote Mark Vonnegut, “None of us are entirely well, and none of us are irrecoverably sick.” Continue reading →

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Abdulrazak Gurnah 2021 Nobel Literature Laureate: His Pantheon Connection

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Congratulations to the new Nobel Prize in Literature winner Abdulrazak Gurnah.

One of Mr. Gurnah’s ten novels, all written in English, is “Desertion” (2005). While no longer on our backlist, it was originally published by Pantheon and reprinted by Anchor. The editor was Erroll McDonald, Vice Pesident, Executive Editor, Alfred A. Knopf, who also has edited previous Nobel Literature Prize winners, Toni Morrison and Wole Soyinka.

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