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Kate Russo Delves Into Her Debut Novel with Emily Russo via Zoom (2/9)

Kate Russo will discuss her debut novel SUPER HOST (Putnam) with Emily Russo at an event co-hosted by Print: A Bookstore and the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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PYR Author Amanda Gorman to Recite a New Poem and Reach Millions at the Super Bowl on Sunday

The already sky-high public profile of Penguin Young Readers author Amanda Gorman is about to soar even higher when she recites a new poem during the Super Bowl pre-show program this Sunday, February 7. In Tampa, Florida, where the Kansas City Chiefs will battle the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League’s 55^th Super Bowl, Ms. Gorman will become the first person to read a poem as part of the festivities leading up to the NFL’s biggest game, which is expected to be watched by close to 100 million people. Continue reading →

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TIME’s Black History Month Issue Features PRH Authors Brit Bennett, Amanda Gorman, Jasmine Guillory, Ibram X. Kendi, Michelle Obama, and Jacqueline Woodson

TIME magazine’s just-released Black History Month edition, The Renaissance is Black, celebrates the power of Black art. A special project created in partnership with Ibram X. Kendi, the cover story features breakout Penguin Young Readers poetry star Amanda Gorman in conversation with Michelle Obama. PRH Authors Jacqueline Woodson, Brit Bennett and Jasmine Guillory are also celebrated in an article discussing the long-standing contributions of Black women writers. Continue reading →

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THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE Dream World Apparel Program Launched at Nordstrom

Emily Winfield Martin, author and illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestseller, THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE (Random House Books for Young Readers), is bringing her whimsical product line, Dream World, to life with a new apparel program – based on the artwork from THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, which is about to hit 2 million copies sold. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Chess

“Chess is…the only game that belongs to all people and all ages; of which none knows the divinity that bestowed it on the world, to slay boredom, to sharpen the senses, to exhilarate the spirit.” – Stefan Zweig

Are you captivated anew by the game of chess given “The Queen’s Gambit,” Netflix’s phenomenal adaptation of the Walter Tevis’ novel? Today, chess is one of the world’s most popular abstract strategy games, played by millions of people worldwide. It’s also the theme of many exciting novels, manuals and memoirs available from Penguin Random House. Whether you play or not, we invite you to make a move for the following books: Continue reading →

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Jacqueline Woodson, Brit Bennett, Barack Obama Lead Our NAACP Image Awards Finalists

The 52nd NAACP Image Awards, the highly regarded, historic competition that annually honors the accomplishments of BIPOC artists across television, music, film and literature, has announced nine Penguin Random House nominees across multiple categories recognizing “Outstanding Literary Works.”

Winners will be revealed during a nationally televised broadcast late next month. Continue reading →

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Two WaterBrook Titles Earn Top Frontlist Spots on ECPA’s 2020 Bestsellers List

WaterBrook, an imprint of Random House, is celebrating the announcement of ECPA’s (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association) Top 100 Bestsellers of 2020, having secured two of the top three spots with Jennie Allen’s GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts and Michael Todd’s RELATIONSHIP GOALS: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex, respectively. Of the top three bestsellers, Allen’s and Todd’s titles were the only two that were newly published in 2020. Continue reading →

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Your Daily 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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Ransom Riggs Discusses the Final Book in His “Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children” Series via Instagram Live (2/5)

Ransom Riggs take a deep dive into the conclusion of his Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series, THE DESOLATIONS OF DEVIL’S ACRE (Dutton Books for Young Readers), via Instagram Live on Friday, February 5 at 5:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson Presenting MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD via Zoom (2/5)

Author Matt de la Peña and illustrator Christian Robinson will launch their new book, MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD (G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers), at a virtual event hosted by the San Francisco Public Library via Zoom on Friday, February 5 at 5:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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