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Newbery Winner Tae Keller’s Moving Acceptance Speech

Tae Keller, author of the 2021 Newbery Medal winning book, WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER (Random House Books for Young Readers), delivered her acceptance speech at the virtual 2021 American Library Association (ALA) Newbery Caldecott Legacy Awards Ceremony on Sunday, June 27. Continue reading →

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PRH Supports Save the Children’s 100 Days of Reading, Teams With zulily for “Buy 1, Give 1” Campaign

Penguin Random House is supporting our longstanding partner Save the Children for its “100 Days of Reading” campaign. The campaign was created to foster continuous learning over the summer months and to ensure that children in rural America, many of whom have limited or no access to books, have the opportunity to keep reading. Continue reading →

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Author Jason Mott Listens to His Own True Voice, Writes HELL OF A BOOK

Our new Igloo Book Buzz selection is Jason Mott’s HELL OF A BOOK, published by Dutton today. It was also just announced that the book was selected as a Read with Jenna TODAY Show Book Club pick.

In this transformative novel, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives HELL OF A BOOK and is the scaffolding of something much larger and urgent: since Mott’s novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour. Continue reading →

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Tonight: Brandon Taylor In Conversation With Hari Kunzru via Crowdcast

Brandon Taylor, author of FILTHY ANIMALS (Riverhead), will discuss his latest novel with fellow Penguin Random House author Hari Kunzru at a virtual event hosted by Loyalty Bookstores (Washington, DC) via Crowdcast on Friday, June 25 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Charles Baxter Wins 2021 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story

Pantheon and Vintage author Charles Baxter has won the 2021 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. The PEN/Malamud selection committee shares this praise: “What impresses us most about Charles Baxter is his range and his near-chameleon ability to adapt to varying characters and circumstances, working largely within the geographical framework of the Upper Midwest, he finds a seemingly infinite diversity of human life, all conveyed with deep and probing sympathy.” Continue reading →

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New Audio Original Features Campfire Stories of Close Calls in the Outdoors

Penguin Random House Audio is publishing MEATEATER’S CAMPFIRE STORIES: Close Calls, an audiobook original with Steven Rinella, renowned outdoorsman, bestselling author, and host of the podcast and Netflix series, MeatEater. On sale from Random House Audio on July 20, the title features Rinella, members of the MeatEater crew, and various outdoor experts, sharing 16 true stories of close calls in the outdoors, from encounters with grizzlies, to getting swept away by an avalanche, to being trapped in an underwater cave, and even a brush with an armed cartel during a fishing trip. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Now in Paperback!

Welcome summer! As we move into sunny days, some of our brightest, most lauded and discussed novels have just come out in paperback. So find a quiet place, pour your favorite beverage and immerse yourself in the following stories: Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Black Music Month

June is Black Music Month. Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. Visit Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History & Culture’s “Celebrate Black Music” page here to find out more. And check out these rousing and revelatory books including those by and about musical icons and pioneers: Continue reading →

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RH Book Club Happy Hour: Author Mary Bly to Join Discussion via Zoom

Mary Bly, author of LIZZIE & DANTE (The Dial Press), will discuss her latest novel during the Random House Book Club Virtual Happy Hour via Zoom on Thursday, June 24 at 7:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Tonight: BIGNY Presents “Nurturing Readership: How Libraries Work With Publishers for Reading Inclusivity”

The Book Industry Guild of New York (BIGNY) will present “Nurturing Readership: How Libraries Work with Publishers for Reading Inclusivity,” a virtual conversation detailing the important roles libraries have played in providing accessibility, literacy and, in current times, how they will continue to nurture readership, tonight at 6:00 pm via Zoom. Continue reading →

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