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Crown’s NYT Bestselling A PROMISED LAND Now Available in Paperback

Now available in paperback!

The riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy—now in paperback. Continue reading →

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Pathfinding Former Doubleday & Crown Editor-in-Chief Betty Prashker Dies at 99

Betty Prashker. “Foto” courtesy of her daughter, Lucy Prashker.

We remember Betty Prashker. The pioneering woman editor in the then male-dominated publishing community of the late twentieth century, died on July 30 at her daughter’s home in the Berkshires. She was 99.

During her half-century career, she was an associate publisher at Doubleday, and in 1982, became editor-in-chief of the Crown Publishing Group. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Paris!

Ooh la la! Do you find yourself pining to be in Paris as you watch the Summer Olympics? Those shots of patisseries, the Eiffel Tower, Versailles, and café society just make our hearts go pitter patter for the City of Light! Second best are all the beautiful books set in Paris, France – we say oui! to reading yourself there… Continue reading →

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PRH Partners With the James Baldwin Family to Launch New Creative Writing Award for Fiction

photo (c) Alfred A. Knopf Literary File Photography Collection Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin.

Penguin Random House has partnered with James Baldwin family to launch The James Baldwin Award for Fiction, a creative writing award for fiction for public high school students, in honor of the 100th birthday of the literary legend and civil rights champion. The award will recognize a student for an original literary composition in English for fiction with a first-place prize of $10,000. Continue reading →

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama to Share her Timeless Advice in OVERCOMING: A WORKBOOK

Michelle Obama, Photo: © Miller Mobley.

Discover Mrs. Obama’s advice in a fresh, interactive format! A publication date of Tuesday, December 3, 2024, has been set for OVERCOMING: A Workbook by Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States. The news was announced in an exclusive feature in The Root and was immediately celebrated afterwards on Mrs. Obama’s own Instagram account. Angela Johnson writes, “Our Forever First Lady, Michelle Obama, always gives us exactly what we need – even when we don’t know we need it.”

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There’s a Book for That: Summer Olympics!

Are you caught up in the excitement of the 2024 Paris Olympics? On Tuesday, Simone Biles and Team USA gymnastics won gold in the team final! There are so many triumphs and tribulations to follow. So much excellence to admire in the athletes, whichever your favorite events may be. Continue reading →

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Our 5 Booker ’24 Longlisters

Four titles published by our U.S. imprints have been selected by this year’s judges with The Booker Prize as semi-finalists for the internationally prestigious U.K.-originated literary fiction award. The thirteen-title Longlist was announced July 30.

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Celebrating Our 2024 Eisner Award Winners

We are delighted to announce that Penguin Random House has proudly secured four wins at the 2024 Eisner Awards! Often called the “Oscars of the comic book industry,” the Eisner Awards celebrate excellence in graphic novels and comic books, recognizing outstanding achievements by creators and publishers. Continue reading →

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Portfolio Books to Publish Peggy Noonan’s A CERTAIN IDEA OF AMERICA: SELECTED WRITINGS This Fall

Peggy Noonon, Back-cover photo via Portfolio Books.

Peggy Noonan, Pulitzer-prize winning Wall Street Journal columnist and New York Times bestselling author, presents a master class in how to eloquently see and love our country in, A CERTAIN IDEA OF AMERICA: Selected Writings, to be published on November 12, 2024 by Portfolio Books. Bria Sandford, Executive Editor, Portfolio acquired world rights and the news was announced in Axios.

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Listening Library to Publish New Audiobook Editions of Philip Pullman’s HIS DARK MATERIALS

Actress and Tony Award Winner Ruth Wilson in the studio.

On July 18, 2024, a Deadline exclusive announced the news that Phillip Pullman’s world of His Dark Materials will be heard like never before as the star of the HBO Max series and Tony Award Winner, Ruth Wilson (Luther, Mrs Wilson, The Affair), narrates new audiobook editions of the novels. Continue reading →

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