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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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Debuting Today: Netflix Film SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL Based on Ace Atkins’ Bestseller – Watch the Trailer!

Ace Atkins’ New York Times bestselling thriller, SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL, previously published by Putnam as ROBERT B. PARKER’S WONDERLAND, has been adapted into a film, releasing on Netflix today, March 6. Mark Wahlberg stars as Spenser, an ex-cop sent to prison after being framed, with Alan Arkin playing alongside him as Henry Cimoli, Spenser’s longtime friend and old boxing coach, who needs his help. The film also stars Winston Duke as Hawk and Post Malone as Spenser’s prison inmate and nemesis. Continue reading →

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Our Finalists for the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

The PEN/Faulkner Foundation has announced its 5-title shortlist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, featuring three books published by Penguin Random House imprints and one book published by a Penguin Random House Publisher Services publisher client. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Women’s History Month

Welcome March and Women’s History Month. In 1987, Congress designated the month of March “Women’s History Month.” While women’s rights and issues have continued to see progress, there is more to do. The Equal Rights Amendment has yet to become part of the United States Constitution. 2020 marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment and women’s constitutional right to vote. In an election year that has seen a record number of women make a bid for the presidency, it’s a good time to visit the past, present and future of women’s rights: Continue reading →

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Three PRH Authors Shortlisted for 2020 Lukas Book Prize

Of the five authors shortlisted for this year’s J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, three are published by Penguin Random House imprints. This prestigious award – sponsored by the Nieman Foundation and Columbia Journalism School – recognizes outstanding nonfiction books that highlight issues of political or social concern in the U.S. The winner receives a $10,000 prize.

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