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The Penguin Random House Audio Team Has a Jazzy, Winning Night

(L to R): Matie Argiropoulos, Karen Dziekonski, Dan Zitt, Julie Wilson, and Kelly Gildea

Having a sense of déjà vu? This past Monday saw our very own Penguin Random House Audio team in Los Angeles for the 2024 Audie Awards®, the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. One month after having snagged a GRAMMY® for Michelle Obama’s THE LIGHT WE CARRY, the PRH Audio team headed West again and struck gold!

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Friday Reads: International Women’s Day

Happy International Women’s Day! In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN day for women’s rights and world peace. This year, the International Women’s Day theme is #InspireInclusion. “International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.” The following books celebrate women’s achievement and raise awareness about discrimination: Continue reading →

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Take a Ride with RHCB Author Events This March

Don’t miss out on these fantastic in-person events from Random House Children’s Books, featuring actress and down syndrome activist Mia Armstrong, essayist and climate justice writer Mary Annaïse Heglar, and perhaps join Lucy Knisley for a bike ride along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

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Listen Now: Skip Dye Talks How Penguin Random House Fights Book Banning in a WSJ Podcast

Last week, The Journal, a Wall Street Journal podcast, hosted a very special guest: our very own Skip Dye! On the episode titled, “Inside One Publisher’s Fight Against Book Bans,” Skip spoke about leading efforts to fight book bans nationwide at Penguin Random House and why it’s more important than ever to protect the right to read. On the February 26 broadcasted episode, Skip explained, “This is now hampering employees who we have in over 40 states in different ways. It’s impacting how they do their jobs. It’s impacting our authors, how they live their lives.” Continue reading →

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Bono’s “Surrender” ‘24 Audie Audiobook of the Year

2024 Audie Audiobook Of The Year; Bono photo: © John Hewson

A “Beautiful Day” indeed.

The Penguin Random House Audio production of “Surrender,” the acclaimed, bestselling memoir narrated and written by U2’s Bono, has won the 2024 Audie award for Audiobook Of The Year, bestowed by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. Continue reading →

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Disappear Into Prohibition Times with THE GIMLET SLIP, an Audio-First Novella from Penguin Random House Audio

THE GIMLET SLIP, by bestselling and critically acclaimed authors Fiona Davis and Greg Wands, is now available for listening! Immerse yourself in a gritty Prohibition-era novella set in New York City from Penguin Random House Audio. Narrated by Carolina Hoyos, Marco Pelaez, Patty Mattson, the audio-first novella combines Fiona’s gift for vivid historical settings and Greg’s flair for noir to bring listeners a thrilling and glamorous story about a headstrong, fast-driving young woman who gets pulled into a dangerous bootlegging scheme.

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Cathy de la Cruz Talks THE WEIRD SISTER COLLECTION & Invites You to a 90’s Dance Party

We talked to Cathy de la Cruz about her contributions to THE WEIRD SISTER COLLECTION (The Feminist Press), what it’s like to immerse yourself in a writers’ community, and her youthful start as a feminist! Cathy de la Cruz is a Manager of Metadata, Sales & Merchandising, and a inspired writer and filmmaker. This week she invites you to a 90’s Throwback Dance Party and she tells us the origin story of the Weird Sister blog and how it evolved into the THE WEIRD SISTER COLLECTION, edited by Marisa Crawford.

Dive in and RSVP to a party below!

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Michelle Obama’s THE LIGHT WE CARRY Coming Soon in Paperback

Crown is thrilled to announce the forthcoming paperback release of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s #1 New York Times bestseller, THE LIGHT WE CARRY, in stores April 16, 2024.

In an inspiring follow-up to her acclaimed memoir BECOMING, Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world. The paperback was announced earlier this week with a special video from Michelle Obama on her Instagram channel, offering readers the chance to enter to win an early copy that includes a reader’s guide, inspiring all to come together with their own Kitchen Tables (or friend support groups) to read together this spring.

Plus, be sure to check out two new episodes of Michelle Obama’s The Light podcast, just released this week. Continue reading →

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Katharine McGee, NYT Bestselling Author of AMERICAN ROYALS, To Publish New Historical Romance Duology

Random House Books for Young Readers will publish A QUEEN’S GAME by bestselling author Katharine McGee, the first in a two-book series. The news was announced by Mallory Loehr, EVP & Publisher, Random House Books for Young Readers. McGee’s longtime editor, Caroline Abbey, Associate Publisher, Random House Books for Young Readers, acquired rights and will edit the duology. It will publish on October 1, 2024 with a first printing of 100,000 copies.

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Penguin Publishing Group Partners with BLK Book Swap! 

On Sunday February 18th, Penguin Publishing Group partnered with BLK Book Swap, a grassroots organization amplifying Black literature, to lead a book swap event in celebration of Black History Month!  Sunday’s swap was held at Aunts et Uncles, a Black-owned vegan cafe and concept shop in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Over sixty book lovers poured in to trade books and discover their next reads. 

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