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Reminder to Register for Tomorrow’s Poets & Writers Gala, with Stacey Abrams, Margaret Atwood, Oprah Winfrey and Many Others

One of the literary industry’s biggest events, the Poets & Writers Annual Gala, will take place virtually this year and is open to all Penguin Random House employees! Join us at 7pm EST on Thursday, March 25 for a star-studded program emceed by PRH author Stacey Abrams. Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate, will open the event with a poem. Oprah Winfrey will be Poets & Writers’ special guest, and the Cornelius Eady Trio will contribute a musical performance. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Historical Novels and Women

As we continue a month of honoring women’s history, our sights turn to new and popular historical fiction by and about women. Inspired by true events, and remarkable women of their time, the following books offer an education as well as peak entertainment! Continue reading →

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Barack Obama, Bryant Terry and Jacqueline Woodson Win NAACP Image Awards

The 52nd NAACP Image Awards, annually honoring the accomplishments of BIPOC artists across television, music, film and literature, are being presented in a novel manner this year. Each day, beginning on Monday, March 22, groups of winners are being revealed online leading up to a live ceremony broadcast across all ViacomCBS Networks, including BET, CBS and MTV, on Saturday, March 27, at 8:00 p.m. (ET).

Awards for Outstanding Literary Works were announced March 22, with three books published by Penguin Random House winning in these categories: Continue reading →

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PRH Audio’s 2021 Audies: Fiction, Humor & More

Two weeks after winning the 2021 Best Spoken Word GRAMMY® for its production of Rachel Maddow’s BLOWOUT, Penguin Random House Audio scored triumphs at its industry’s major annual competition, winning prizes in four categories at this year’s Audie Awards virtual ceremony on March 22. The Group won for Fiction, Literary Fiction & Classics, History/Biography, and Humor, each among five finalists, voted upon by the respective judges selected by the Audio Publishers Association, who organized the evening.

This year also marks the return of the Audie Award® for Spanish Language, which was last awarded in 2010. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial received the Spanish-language prize at the event, hosted by John Leguizamo, with PRH Audio authors Tommy Orange and Melissa De La Cruz among the judges—who collectively listened to over 14,000 hours of audio book recordings to reach their decisions.

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PRH Education Launches New PRH Education Classroom Libraries

Penguin Random House Education is thrilled to announce the launch of the new and exciting PRH Education Classroom Libraries!

In a year where schools are redefining student academic success, while also addressing crucial issues of social and emotional learning and inclusion, Penguin Random House (PRH) Education is proud to announce its new Classroom Libraries offering for schools. Continue reading →

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Join the Inaugural Katherine Min Fellowship Celebration on March 30

Katherine Min at MacDowell in 1995, photo by Joanna Eldredge Morrissey

The Inaugural Katherine Min Fellowship Celebration will feature live readings and a memorial presented by MacDowell, the oldest artists’ residency program in the United States, to commemorate the life and work of Anchor author Katherine Min. Writers Victoria Chang, Cathy Park Hong, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, and Min’s daughter, Kayla Min Andrews, will be among the speakers at this free event, which takes place virtually on Tuesday, March 30 at 8:00 pm (ET) via Zoom. All donations made to the Katherine Min Fellowship at MacDowell will support future MacDowell residencies for Asian American writers. To register, click here. Penguin Random House is a longtime supporter of the MacDowell benefit. Continue reading →

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C.J. Box’s Joe Pickett Novels to be Adapted for Spectrum TV Series

#1 New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box, who has penned 21 Joe Pickett novels published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, will see the adventures of his Wyoming game warden character adapted for television in a new Spectrum Originals series, it was reported by Deadline. Spectrum also announced that actor Michael Dorman will be the lead star in the hour-long Joe Pickett drama, which will span ten episodes. Continue reading →

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PRH-Sponsored “Voices for Justice” Features Ta-Nehisi Coates and Isabel Wilkerson

Penguin Random House is sponsoring Penguin Random House is sponsoring Voices for Justice , a free virtual speaker series that supports diversity, equity and inclusion work at the Cambridge Public Library, with events featuring One World author Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me and The Water Dancer) Random House author Isabel Wilkerson (The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste). Continue reading →

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Paul McCartney’s New Picture Book, GRANDUDE’S GREEN SUBMARINE, Releases with RHCB & Globally on September 2

Random House Children’s Books in the US and Penguin Random House Children’s UK have announced the forthcoming publication of GRANDUDE’S GREEN SUBMARINE, the picture book sequel to HEY GRANDUDE!, written by one of the world’s most famous and best-loved grandfathers, Paul McCartney. GRANDUDE’S GREEN SUBMARINE will be published in hardcover under the Random House Books for Young Readers imprint in the US and the Puffin imprint in the UK on September 2, 2021. Continue reading →

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Libby Hubscher Discusses Her New Novel with Virginia Kantra via Zoom (3/23)

Libby Hubscher, author of MEET ME IN PARADISE (Berkley), will be in conversation with fellow Berkley author Virginia Kantra at a virtual event hosted by Quail Ridge Books via Zoom on Tuesday, March 23 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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