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NBCC “Best”: Danticat, Keefe, Miller

After the day-long cascading news of disruptions emanating from the escalating impact of COVID-19, it was truly cheering to learn on Thursday night, that the prestigious National Book Critics Circle is honoring three of our titles as the “best” books published in 2019 in their respective categories.

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Delacorte Press and Underlined Collaborate to Launch New Young Adult Paperback Imprint

Delacorte Press is launching a new original young adult trade paperback program, it was announced by Beverly Horowitz, Senior Vice President & Publisher, Delacorte Press. The titles, releasing monthly in both print and electronic formats beginning this spring, will be a mix of thriller, romance, and horror, published under a new paperback imprint called Underlined. It represents a collaboration between Delacorte Press and Underlined, the Random House Children’s Books online community for young adult books and creative writing. Wendy Loggia, Senior Executive Editor at Delacorte Press, will lead the publishing program.

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How Dutton’s Lindsey Rose Helps Her Authors Achieve Their Visions

Since joining Penguin Random House in January 2019, Dutton Executive Editor Lindsey Rose has worked with a diverse range of authors, including Abi Daré, whose powerful voice-driven Nigeria-set debut THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE became an instant New York Times bestseller and #ReadWithJenna Today Show book club pick. Among Rose’s other authors and their books: Andrew Hunter Murray’s near-future thriller The Last Day; S.K Barnett’s twisty psychological suspense novel Safe; Ros Anderson’s deeply thoughtful feminist novel about the rise of artificial intelligence, The Hierarchies; David Klass’s fast-paced eco-thriller Out of Time; and #1 internationally bestselling author Tara Moss’s glamorous post-WWII historical novel The War Widow.

In this Three Questions for an Editor interview, Lindsey details the scope of her editorial approach, delves into the process of working with debut novelist Abi Daré, and shares why Dutton is best publishing home to ply her editorial trade. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Brothers and Sisters

“Every night my hands grasped the side of our ladder as my feet propelled me higher and higher, until I reached the top. In the dark, secured by my pillow, my blankie, and the quiet company of my little brother below, I was ready for sleep.”

– Diane Keaton, BROTHER & SISTER

As the New York Times bestselling memoir by Diane Keaton, BROTHER & SISTER, illustrates, the brother-sister relationship is unique – sometimes fraught with worry, envy, guilt and grief. Generally speaking, the bond between brother and sister is not as widely represented in film and literature as the bond between brothers or between sisters. With that in mind, this week we explore the brother-sister relationship as portrayed in the following books for adults and children: Continue reading →

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Random House and Investigation Discovery Launch ID BOOK CLUB

Random House and Investigation Discovery, the #1 channel for women in America, today announced an exclusive partnership: the ID BOOK CLUB. Creating a storytelling experience that unites books with the small screen, the ID BOOK CLUB offers fans another avenue to immerse themselves in a high-stakes world of crime and justice. Featuring two new books published by Random House each quarter for fans to read and discuss online, all ID BOOK CLUB selections will be signified with a special book club seal. Pulling from its deep library of gripping, true-crime programming, ID will continually serve up corresponding content on its TV Everywhere platform, ID GO, while Random House has an enriching catalog of true crime, mystery and thriller titles for readers and viewers alike to further the reading experience. Continue reading →

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Featured Author Event: Peter Heller (Denver, Colorado)

Penguin Random House colleagues in the Denver area are invited to hear author Peter Heller discuss his most recent book THE RIVER (Knopf/Vintage) on Wednesday, March 11. This reading and book signing will be held at the Tattered Cover Bookstore (2526 East Colfax Avenue) beginning at 7:00 pm.

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How Whitney Frick Helped Glennon Doyle Shape UNTAMED: “A Way Forward for All of Us”

In her “Dear Reader” editor’s note that opens the galley of Glennon Doyle’s UNTAMED, The Dial Press Editorial Director Whitney Frick wrote, in part, “When a colleague at Random House finished reading UNTAMED, she said to me, ‘Whit, I turned the last page of this book and I felt like I could jump off the roof of the building and fly.’” Continue reading →

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Featured Authors: Debut Novelists Clare Beams and Emily Beyda (Washington, D.C.)

PRH staffers in the vicinity of D.C. are invited to attend a talk featuring two of our debut novelists, Doubleday authors Clare Beams and Emily Beyda. They will be discussing and signing their latest respective releases, THE ILLNESS LESSON and THE BODY DOUBLE, at Politics & Prose Bookstore @ Union Market (1270 5th Street NE) on Tuesday, March 10, beginning at 7:00 pm.

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Our Author Celeste Ng and We Need Diverse Books Partner to Launch Adult Publishing Internship Grants

Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE and EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, has partnered with We Need Diverse Books, a national grassroots organization that advocates for diversity in children’s literature, to launch two new internship grants in adult publishing. These grants aim to make internships and the pathways to careers in publishing more accessible to those from diverse backgrounds. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Maira Kalman

“The book. Calming object. Held in the hand.” ― Maira Kalman

Maira Kalman has done it again! With her latest illustrated edition, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS by Gertrude Stein, fans and newcomers are invited into a literary classic via the brilliant artistry of Maira Kalman! Kalman’s palette, wit and whimsy are on full display in the books published by Penguin Random House. She has created books for all ages about artists, suffragists, American presidents, philosophy, dogs…even cake! THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS joins the library of Kalman’s other illustrated classics such as those by Michael Pollan and Strunk and White. Find out more about her here and treat yourself to this absolutely delightful video of Maira Kalman as Alice B. Toklas. Continue reading →

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