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James McBride First Two-Time Anisfield-Wolf Winner; Samuel Delany Honored for Lifetime Achievement

Riverhead Books author James McBride is the winner of the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction for DEACON KING KONG, becoming the only writer to win the prize twice. Bestowed by The Cleveland Foundation, it is the only national juried prize for literature that confronts racism and explores diversity. In 1997, he was the Nonfiction recipient for THE COLOR OF WATER. Continue reading →

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Claire Lombardo Virtually Launches THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD Anchor Paperback via Crowdcast

Claire Lombardo, photo credit: Michael Lionstar

Claire Lombardo, author of THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, celebrates the Anchor paperback release of her book at a virtual event hosted by An Unlikely Story Bookstore (Plainville, MA), in conversation with Elin Hilderbrand via Crowdcast on Wednesday, April 7 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Westminster’s 24th Annual PRH Book Fair Goes Virtual

The 2021 Penguin Random House Book Fair is scheduled for Friday, April 9, and Saturday, April 10. Respecting the safety of our community, the 24th annual presentation of this popular extravaganza will take on a hybrid virtual format this year and consist of a variety of activities delivered via a micro-site.

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ALA Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Announces 2021 Winner

Penguin Random House and the American Library Association (ALA) have announced the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library as the 2021 winner of the ALA’s Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation. The award recognizes U.S. libraries and librarians who create lasting innovative community service programs that successfully inspire and connect with new readers. The library will be honored at the ALA Annual Meeting in June. Continue reading →

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PRH, PRHPS 2021 International Booker Longlisters

This year’s International Booker Prize thirteen-title longlist includes one Penguin Random House and two Penguin Random House Publisher Services client-publisher titles. The shortlist for the London-based competition will be announced April 22, and the winner will be revealed in a virtual celebration June 2. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: The Body

The subject today is the body. Our cue comes from THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE which has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 125 weeks. The pandemic has made us even more acutely aware of our bodies and the following books help us understand our physiology in profound ways: Continue reading →

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Penguin Random House Supports New Mental Health Initiative for Young New Yorkers

Penguin Random House has partnered with The Mayor’s Office of ThriveNYC and NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) to launch “Pathways to Wellbeing,” a partnership that provides new mental health libraries in all five boroughs, which will include books written by young authors of color, at ten of the City’s Cornerstone Community Centers in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)developments.

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There’s a Book for That: National Poetry Month Celebrates 25 Years!

Happy National Poetry Month – the largest literary celebration in the world! 2021 marks 25 years since the Academy of American Poets launched National Poetry Month in April, 1996. The choice of April was inspired by the first line of T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland”: “April is the cruellest month…”

Ushering in a new appreciation for the power of poetry is Amanda Gorman and her inaugural poem THE HILL WE CLIMB. Clearly, there’s no wasteland when it comes to poetry at Penguin Random House. Whether your proclivities are for free, blank or rhyming verse, lyrical poetry, prose poems, sonnets, elegies, odes… We’ve got it all! Here are just some of the astounding poets, a range of brilliant voices, we’ve published in the past year: Continue reading →

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RHCB to Publish New Picture Book Series with Dylan Dreyer, NBC’s TODAY Co-Host and Meteorologist

Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will publish a new series of social-emotional learning picture books written by NBC’s TODAY co-host and meteorologist Dylan Dreyer, it was announced today by Michelle Nagler, Vice President & Associate Director. The first title in the publishing program, MISTY THE CLOUD: A Very Stormy Day, will be released on September 14, 2021. Continue reading →

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PYR Publishes Commemorative Edition of Amanda Gorman’s “THE HILL WE CLIMB: An Inaugural Poem for the Country”

On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman captivated the nation, and the world, with her delivery of “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. At age 22, Gorman was the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration, joining a select group that includes Maya Angelou, Richard Blanco, and Elizabeth Alexander. Her recitation of “The Hill We Climb” received widespread praise from media and thought leaders, who called the poem “dynamic” (NPR), “wondrous” (People), and “deeply rousing and uplifting” (Vogue). Former First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted “With her strong and poignant words, @TheAmandaGorman reminds us of the power we each hold in upholding our democracy.” And CNN’s Van Jones said, “Hearing @TheAmandaGorman recite her poetry at the inauguration was, without question, the highlight of this historic week. A supernova burst onto the scene when she stepped on that stage.” Continue reading →

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