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Friday Reads: Ballet Novels

Center stage this week is THE TURNOUT, Megan Abbott’s new novel set amidst the drama of a family-run ballet studio. We’ve taken that cue to curate a handful of acclaimed novels en pointe with the ballet theme for your weekend reading pleasure: Continue reading →

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Penguin Random House and Kellogg Company Air Nationwide Commercial to Spread Awareness of the Feeding Reading Program

Penguin Random House and the Kellogg Company are partnering for the third time to bring the Feeding Reading program to students across the country. Following the success of last year’s campaign of distributing more than 800,000 books to kids and families nationwide, we are excited for our Penguin Random House characters and book covers to be featured on more than 100,000,000 Kellogg’s products. Continue reading →

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Courageous Pilot and Politician Amy McGrath to Discuss Her Memoir Virtually With Jennifer Rubin

Amy McGrath, author of HONOR BOUND: An American Story of Dreams and Service (Knopf), will discuss her new memoir in conversation with Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin at a P&P Live! virtual event hosted by Politics & Prose Bookstore (Washington, DC) on Friday, August 6 at 7:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Parenting

“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do matters very much.” – Jackie Kennedy

It seems easier than ever to “bungle” raising one’s children. Certainly, parenting in the time of COVID has been incredibly challenging. And 21^st century parents have the omnipresence of media and technology to navigate. Protecting and preparing our children so that they can be healthy adults is the ultimate goal, while also allowing them to be kids and enjoy childhood. It’s a balancing act! Parents need all the support they can get as is offered in the following popular parenting books: Continue reading →

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Crown Author Brittany K. Barnett Works to Break the Cycle of Incarceration

Brittany K. Barnett, author of A KNOCK AT MIDNIGHT: A Story of Hope, Justice and Freedom (Crown), named Amazon’s Best Book of 2020 and on sale Tuesday, August 3 in paperback, continues to work tirelessly (pro bono) on behalf of incarcerated individuals serving long-term prison sentences imposed by overly harsh federal drug laws. Continue reading →

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Join PRH Authors Helen Ellis and J. Kelly Hoey at WMG’s Free Virtual Happy Hour

The Women’s Media Group (WMG) presents a special free virtual event, “Bring Your Baggage and Your Favorite Beverage,” with Penguin Random House authors Helen Ellis and J. Kelly Hoey via Zoom on Wednesday, August 4, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm (ET). You’re invited to gather (virtually) for a happy hour filled with questions, conversation, and more than a few laughs. To register, click here. Continue reading →

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Kate Reed Petty to Launch Her Debut Novel Virtually With Rebecca Makkai

Kate Reed Petty, author of TRUE STORY (Penguin Books), will discuss her debut novel in conversation with Viking Penguin author Rebecca Makkai at a virtual launch event hosted by The Novel Neighbor (St. Louis, MO) and streamed live on the bookstore’s Facebook and YouTube pages on Wednesday, August 4 at 8:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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9 of Our Titles on U.S. News & World Report List of “10 Books to Read Before College”

U.S. News & World Report, which publishes the most widely quoted annual set of rankings for American colleges and universities, recently shared its list of “10 Books to Read Before College,” featuring nine titles published by Penguin Random House imprints and a Penguin Random House Publisher Services client publisher. The periodical described these books as “assigned texts [that] are regularly used in freshman-level classes and offer students a chance to come together to discuss a book they’ve all read.” Continue reading →

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Sunjeev Sahota to Discuss His New Novel Virtually With Kamila Shamsie

Sunjeev Sahota, author of CHINA ROOM (Viking), longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize, will be in conversation about his new novel with Riverhead author Kamila Shamsie during a virtual discussion via the Elliott Bay Book Company YouTube channel on Tuesday, August 3 at 10:00 pm (ET). To register for this event, click here. Continue reading →

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PRH Audio to Publish Audiobook Original by Erik Larson, His First Work of Fiction, in September

Penguin Random House Audio has announced that it will publish NO ONE GOES ALONE, an audiobook original—and the first ever work of fiction—from Erik Larson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile and The Devil in the White City. Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt and available in time for Halloween (Random House Audio; on sale September 28), this otherworldly tale of intrigue and the impossible marshals Larson’s trademark approach to nonfiction to create something new: a ghost story deeply grounded in history, available exclusively on audio, because, as Larson says, ghost stories are best told aloud. Continue reading →

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