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Friday Reads: Here Comes the Sun

In light of the shining star that Kazuo Ishiguro’s new novel KLARA AND THE SUN has become, it dawned on us how many other stellar stories revolve around the “sun” in their titles. So find yourselves a patch of warmth to read one of these luminous books from all corners of the globe: Continue reading →

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Our New PRHPS Client: Marvel Comics

Penguin Random House Publisher Services will begin Marvel’s Direct Market distribution this October

New Marvel comics will continue to be available on Wednesdays at comic shops everywhere

Marvel Comics and Penguin Random House Publisher Services (PRHPS), a division of Penguin Random House, the renowned trade book publisher, today announced an exclusive worldwide multi-year sales and distribution agreement for Marvel’s newly published and backlist comic books, trade collections, and graphic novels to comics shops, known as the Direct Market. PRHPS officially begins its distribution to Direct Market retailers for all Marvel titles starting October 1. Continue reading →

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Your Guide to PRH’s Virtual Events: Share on Social!

Connecting readers with our books and authors is more important than ever in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, ongoing social distancing, racism and police use of deadly force that has mobilized our country. Across Penguin Random House, we are hosting a variety of virtual events, and you can help promote them. Share the day’s complete calendar or your favorite individual listings via the share button, which will allow you to directly deliver all the relevant event information to your social network.
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Jane Yolen to Share BEAR OUTSIDE via Eventbrite (3/26)

Jane Yolen, author of BEAR OUTSIDE (Neal Porter Books), will share her latest picture book as a virtual Bedtime Story hosted by Wellesley Books via Eventbrite on Friday, March 26 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Lisa Wheeler and Loren Long to Present SOMEONE BUILDS THE DREAM via Zoom (3/27)

Author Lisa Wheeler and illustrator Loren Long will present their new picture book, SOMEONE BUILDS THE DREAM (Dial Books for Young Readers), virtually at a Special Storytime event hosted by Joseph-Beth Books via Zoom on Saturday, March 27 at 2:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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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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