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Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt to Discuss THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS (4/1)

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt will be talking about her book, THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS (Pamela Dorman Books), as part of San Diego Women’s Week Virtual Conversations, on Facebook Live Talk (Wednesday, April 1, 4:00pm ET). To register, click here. Share this event with your friends and family. Continue reading →

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Three PRH Authors Win Windham-Campbell Prizes

Penguin Random House authors won three of eight prestigious Windham-Campbell Prizes. The awards are administered by the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University and aim to recognize the literary achievement of talented English language writers from around the world.

Each winner will receive $165,000 to give them the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns.

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Andrea Lawlor and Jia Tolentino Win 2020 Whiting Awards

The Whiting Awards were established in 1985 to reward emerging writers for early-career achievements and encourage their continued pursuit of literary excellence. This year, PRH authors were among the winners in the Fiction and Nonfiction categories and will be awarded $50,000 by the Whiting Foundation.

Though the planned awards ceremony was postponed due to COVID-19, the foundation is planning a celebration for the winners with Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl for later this year.

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Friday Reads: His Holiness The Dalai Lama

This week saw the publication of the Dalai Lama’s first book for children, THE SEED OF COMPASSION, inspired by his own childhood. His Holiness is also in the news in support of India’s recently announced efforts to combat the spread of the corona virus. In an open letter he wrote:

“Since Himachal Pradesh has been my home for almost 60 years, I naturally feel an affinity for its people. Therefore, as a token of respect and sympathy, I am making a donation from the Gaden Phodrang Trust of the Dalai Lama to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in order to contribute to providing essential supplies like food and medicine for the poor and needy members of the community.” Continue reading →

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Helping Our Authors (And You) Help Our Indie Booksellers

Many of our caring authors are asking us how they can assist independent booksellers. Penguin Random House Sales colleagues are offering a wealth of suggestions, many of which you can adapt and implement to help support our accounts. Continue reading →

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Apple TV+ Adapts Bestselling Novel DEFENDING JACOB Into Miniseries. Watch the Trailer!

Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for their adaptation of William Landay’s bestselling novel DEFENDING JACOB (Delacorte Press/Bantam). The eight-part series stars Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery as parents of a teen boy accused of a gruesome act. The first three episodes will premiere on Friday, April 24 exclusively on Apple TV+.

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There’s a Book for That: March Debuts

As we are all spending more time than ever at home, books are providing much-needed comfort, escape and inspiration. This month Penguin Random House published an impressive list of debut titles. We’re including author photos and biographical info so you can learn a little about them as well as see what they are up to online:

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For Fans of “The Office” TV Series, Andy Greene’s New Book is Your Companion for “Binge Re-Watching”

Our new Igloo Book Buzz selection is Andy Greene’s “epic oral history of The Office” (Men’s Journal) THE OFFICE: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s, launching this week from Dutton with buzzy national publicity, including coverage from The New York Times Book Review, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, USA Today, Associated Press, A.V. Club, Vulture and more.

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Alex Kotlowitz’s AN AMERICAN SUMMER Wins J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism have announced the winners of the 2020 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards, and author Alex Kotlowitz won this year’s $10,000 book prize for AN AMERICAN SUMMER: Love and Death in Chicago. (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday/Anchor). The prize honors superb examples of nonfiction writing and original research dedicated to a topic of American political or social concern.

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