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Omar El Akkad to Discuss His New Novel About the Global Refugee Crisis via Zoom

Omar El Akkad, author of WHAT STRANGE PARADISE (Knopf), will discuss his new novel with Soho Press author Roy Scranton at a virtual event hosted by Powell’s City of Books (Portland, OR) via Zoom on Tuesday, July 20 at 8:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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Save the Children’s 100 Days of Reading Bus Tour Hits the Road This Summer

Last month, Penguin Random House partnered with Save the Children for their annual 100 Days of Reading campaign. PRH will donate 50,000 children’s books in addition to providing content for their online library. Throughout the summer, Save the Children will share tips and activities to help keep kids active and learning. Every click on the library of activities on their website, or engagement through daily activities posted to their Instagram page, results in donations of books, educational material, and healthy meals to the children who need them most. Continue reading →

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Two PRH Titles Vying to be The Tonight Show’s Summer Reads Book Club Pick. Cast Your Vote!

Jimmy Fallon announced the finalists for “The Tonight Show Summer Reads Book Club” this week. Among the six books vying for the chance to be read and discussed with Fallon and Tonight Show viewers this summer are two titles published by Penguin Random House: Continue reading →

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Tonight: Jasmine Guillory to Virtually Discuss Her New Novel With Glory Edim

Jasmine Guillory, author of WHILE WE WERE DATING (Berkley), will be in conversation about her latest romance novel with Ballantine author and Well-Read Black Girl founder Glory Edim, at a virtual event hosted by Books Are Magic (Brooklyn, NY) tonight, Friday, July 16 at 7:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Comfort & Joy

Is there a more uplifting pairing than Comfort & Joy? Even Truth & Beauty has its pitfalls. This weekend, we invite you to get comfortable and joyous with the following books for your summer reading, cooking, cleaning, thinking, laughing and relaxing. Continue reading →

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Penguin Random House Donates Books to Read Ahead Partner Schools

As part of our ongoing support of Read Ahead, Penguin Random House donated books to their end-of-year celebrations, with titles distributed as gifts to participating students. Last month, PRH donated over 1,400 books to three Read Ahead New York City partner schools: P.S.1 in Chinatown, P.S. 92Q in Corona, and P.S. 125 in Harlem.

One principal said: “Thank you for this generous book donation! Providing students with new books for the summer break ensures they stay excited about reading while they’re not in school. Thank you for another bright spot to the end of a challenging year with this gift!” Continue reading →

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Barack Obama’s DREAMS FROM MY FATHER To Be Released As A Young Adult Edition This Fall, Original Adult Edition Also Available As New Unabridged Audiobook

Barack Obama’s #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of his childhood and young adult years, a compelling journey through family, race, and identity, is now adapted for young people, it was announced today by Barbara Marcus, President & Publisher, Random House Children’s Books (RHCB) and Beverly Horowitz, SVP & Publisher, Delacorte Press.

DREAMS FROM MY FATHER (Adapted for Young Adults): A Story of Race and Inheritance will release on October 5, 2021, with a first printing of 250,000 copies. The Young Adult edition features a new cover and includes a new introduction from the author, a new full-color photo insert, and a family tree. Continue reading →

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THE HANDMAID’S TALE & THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT Earn Multiple Emmy Nominations

The Television Academy has announced its nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, with TV adaptations of books published by Penguin Random House imprints earning close to 70 nominations. The Primetime Emmys will air live Sunday, September 19, on the CBS television network, streaming on Paramount+. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Bastille Day

Parlez-vous francais? July 14^th is Bastille Day, the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France. In French, it is formally called Fête nationale (“National Celebration”). The French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, a major event of the French Revolution. In honor of the occasion, we’re parading the following books by French authors and prize winners for your reading pleasure. Just picture yourself on The Champs-Élysées! Continue reading →

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Riverhead Author Miranda Cowley Heller to Discuss THE PAPER PALACE, Reese’s Book Club July Pick

Miranda Cowley Heller, author of THE PAPER PALACE (Riverhead), Reese’s Book Club Pick for July, will discuss her debut novel with author Adrienne Brodeur at a virtual event hosted by East City Bookshop (Washington, DC) on Wednesday, July 14 at 7:00 pm (ET). To register for this event, click here. Continue reading →

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