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DK Moves Into Middle-Grade Fiction With International, Award-Winning Cornelia Funke’s THE GREEN KINGDOM

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DK has acquired their debut middle-grade fiction book, THE GREEN KINGDOM by the international, award-winning, and New York Times best-selling children’s author of The Inkheart Trilogy, Cornelia Funke, to be published in the United States and Canada in April 2025. Francesca Young, DK Children’s Publisher, obtained rights including ebook and audio. The audio book will be narrated by actress Jessica DiCicco. Continue reading →

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Find Out Which Books Your Colleagues Recommended at San Diego Comic-Con 2024

We are excited to share that our talented Penguin Random House colleagues formed an engaging “Buzzy Books” panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024! Moderated by Estela Suarez, Associate, Corporate Communications, the panel featured Brittanie Black (Penguin Random House Audio), Maya Fenter (Random House), Madison Furr (Random House Children’s), Kaitlin Ketchum (Ten Speed Graphic), Matthew Sciarappa (Knopf Doubleday), and Andrew Taets (Penguin Publishing). The panelists highlighted the most anticipated and talked-about books of the year. Continue reading →

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Penguin Random House Leads Forbes Top Campus Common Reads Titles List

Forbes published “A Sampling Of The Common Readers That Colleges Are Assigning This Year.” Among the nine titles on Forbes’ list, there were six titles from Penguin Random House and its distributed publishers. Continue reading →

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The #1 International Bestselling Memoir of Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, to Be Published in Paperback

The paperback edition of the #1 international bestseller SPARE, the memoir of Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, will be published on October 22 in the US . SPARE by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, was originally published on January 10, 2023 and became an instant #1 global bestseller, selling more than 6 million copies, in all formats, across the world. SPARE holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest selling nonfiction book of all time. Continue reading →

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Penguin Young Readers to Publish New Children’s Picture Book by Amanda Gorman, #1 Bestselling Author, Poet & Activist

Amanda Gorman (l) photo credit Danny Williams; (r) Loveis Wise.

On Thursday, August 22, 2024, Time Magazine exclusively announced that Viking Children’s Books will publish GIRLS ON THE RISE, a children’s picture book by Amanda Gorman. The exciting news followed Gorman’s appearance at the Democratic National Convention. Continue reading →

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Putnam Gets Us To Fall in Love With Bookstore Romance Day

On August 17th, Bookstore Romance Day returned for its sixth annual celebration, shining a spotlight on romance fiction and fostering stronger connections between independent bookstores and the passionate romance community. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Women in Translation Month

Before we say goodbye to August, we want to honor Women in Translation Month (#WITMonth). Launched in 2014 by book blogger Meytal Radzinski, Women in Translation Month focuses on women’s writing from across the globe. Penguin Random House imprints and PRHPS clients publish some of the most lauded translated fiction by women in the world. Here is a sampling: Continue reading →

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Serving Delicious News: Our 2024 IACP Cookbook Finalists

We are thrilled to announce that 16 Penguin Random House titles have been honored as 2024 IACP Cookbook Finalists! The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Awards are among the most prestigious accolades in the culinary world, recognizing excellence in cookbook writing and publishing. This year, Alfred A. Knopf, Crown, Penguin Publishing Group, and Random House stood out in categories ranging from Baking to Health and Wellness, from Food Photography to Book Design, and many more categories. This achievement underscores our publishers’ exceptional taste and creativity, as well as our commitment to bringing outstanding culinary content to readers everywhere.
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Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Ruling on Iowa’s SF 496

Last Friday, August 9, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling siding predominantly with Penguin Random House, despite reporting and statements by Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Attorney General that positioned it as a victory for their side. Continue reading →

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Vote for Our Intellectual Freedom Taskforce at SXSW

Penguin Random House is in the running for various panels at SXSW, the annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. This time around, you can stand up for the freedom to read when you cast your vote for panels featuring our very own Dan Novack, General Counsel, Penguin Random House and Skip Dye, SVP, Library Sales and Digital Strategy, Penguin Random House. Continue reading →

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