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Join Authors Grady Hendrix and Chuck Wendig for Virtual “Libraries Night Out”

You’re invited to Libraries Night Out, a virtual event featuring Berkley author Grady Hendrix and Del Rey author Chuck Wendig as they discuss their new novels, THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP and THE BOOK OF ACCIDENTS, on Wednesday, August 18 at 7:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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James Whiteside to Launch His New Book With Fellow ABT Dancer Isabella Boylston

James Whiteside, author of CENTER CENTER: A Funny, Sexy, Sad, Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet (Viking), will launch his new book in conversation with fellow American Ballet Theatre dancer Isabella Boylston at a virtual & in-person event, co-presented by The Strand Bookstore (at Columbus Circle, NYC) and the ABT, on Tuesday, August 17 at 7:00 pm (ET).

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Amy Schumer Co-Curates ARRIVAL STORIES, Coming From The Dial Press in Spring 2022

The Dial Press announced that ARRIVAL STORIES: Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers, a revealing collection of more than 20 original essays, curated by Amy Schumer and Christy Turlington Burns, will be published on April 5, 2022. In this anthology, Schumer and Turlington Burns bring together a diverse group of women—actors, athletes, academics, CEOs, writers, small business owners, birth workers, physicians, and activists—to share their experiences of becoming mothers. Whitney Frick and Annie Chagnot acquired North American rights from Claudia Ballard at WME. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Thirteen for the 13th!

Did you know that there is a word for a fear of Friday the 13^th? It is Paraskevidekatriaphobia – from the Greek words paraskeví (meaning ‘Friday’), and dekatreís (meaning ‘thirteen’). Being that reading is one of the safer pastimes, our spin on this superstitious day is to showcase thirteen enticing books with 13/thirteen in the title. Continue reading →

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Penguin Random House Partners With Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman to Launch New Creative Writing Award for Poetry

Penguin Random House has partnered with Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, to launch The Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry, a new creative writing award for poetry for public high school students. The award will recognize a student for an original literary composition in English for poetry with a first-place prize of $10,000. The Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry opens for submissions on October 1, 2021. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Summer Noir

“I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners. I don’t like them myself. They’re pretty bad. I grieve over them on winter evenings.”

– The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

And what about your summer evenings, dear readers? If you are looking for a change in atmosphere from sunny beach reads, we have a spate of acclaimed new noir to darken the mood. So settle in as we span the globe to solve the case… Continue reading →

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Hear From Our 2021 Summer Interns Before They Take Flight

As summer winds down, the world opens up, and we all try to regain some sense of “normal,” our ten-week internship here at Penguin Random House is quickly coming to an end. As the first interns to navigate this program virtually, we have all risen to the occasion, made necessary strides to soak up all that we could, and stayed connected with our teams through our computer screens at home. From drafting current event posts for Igloo to helping update the Social Impact site, I got to take a peek at the diligence and dedication that is exhibited across every department. Continue reading →

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Sarah Zachrich Jeng’s New Novel: On What Happens When An Alternate Reality Takes Over Your Life

Our new Igloo Book Buzz selection is Sarah Zachrich Jeng’s THE OTHER ME, published this week by Berkley. A mind-bending, emotional rollercoaster ride, this psychological thriller spirals along an alternate reality path, as the central character’s subliminally wished-for life crashes into her real world. Continue reading →

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Vintage Author Tao Lin to Discuss His New Novel Virtually With Tommy Orange

Tao Lin, author of LEAVE SOCIETY (Vintage Original), will be in conversation with Knopf/Vintage author Tommy Orange at a virtual event hosted by The Booksmith (San Francisco, CA) on Tuesday, August 10 at 10:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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50 Books | 50 Covers: Our Award-Winning Designs

The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has announced the winners of this year’s 50 Books | 50 Covers competition, widely recognized as the highest design honor in the book publishing world. AIGA has been highlighting the best book jackets since 1923, and this year there were 696 entries from 36 different countries. Prize-winning jackets created by designers for books published by Penguin Random House imprints and PRHPS client publishers are highlighted below: Continue reading →

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