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Viking/Penguin Author Karan Mahajan Wins 2017 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

Viking and Penguin Books are thrilled that Karan Mahajan’s THE ASSOCIATION OF SMALL BOMBS has won the 2017 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction. Henry Louis Gates, the chairman of The Cleveland Foundation, announced the winners of its 82nd Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards on March 23. Since 1935, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards have Continue reading →

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Our Two 2017 NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists

Five finalists have been announced for the $10,000 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, “honoring the works of five commanding, diverse, young authors” aged 35 or younger, including our two nominees: THE MOTHERS by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) and THE ASSOCIATION OF SMALL BOMBS by Karan Mahajan (Viking/Penguin). Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: The Moth’s Storytellers

This week, in celebration of The Moth’s 20th anniversary, Crown Archetype published THE MOTH PRESENTS ALL THESE WONDERS: TRUE STORIES ABOUT FACING THE UNKNOWN bringing together some of the best stories ever told on The Moth stage or on The Moth Radio Hour. Since its debut in Continue reading →

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Delacorte Press to Publish Sophie Kinsella’s Debut Chapter Book Series

Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, has acquired a new chapter book series from the New York Times and global bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, it was announced by Beverly Horowitz, Senior Vice President, Publisher, Delacorte Press. U.S. and Open Market rights for the series were acquired by Ms. Horowitz from agent Kim Continue reading →

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Featured Author Event: Hannah Tinti

Award-winning author Hannah Tinti will celebrate the launch of her new book THE TWELVE LIVES OF SAMUEL HAWLEY (The Dial Press) at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn on Tuesday, March 28th at 7:30 pm. Tinti will discuss her latest novel with fellow Penguin Random House author and One Story editor, Patrick Ryan. The author discussion will be followed by a wine reception to commemorate the book’s launch. Continue reading →

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Our 10 2017 RITA Awards Finalists

The Romance Writers of America (RWA) has announced the finalists for its 2017 RITA Awards, with 10 books published by Penguin Random House imprints among the nominees in the following categories:

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There’s a Book for That: Reader, Reader How Does Your Garden Grow?

Is there a spring in your step this week? The scent and spirit of renewal is in the air! As we enjoy buds, blooms and all things growing green, gardeners are getting their hands in the soil. Penguin Random House publishes many inspiring and instructive books about gardens including a lush genre of verse, essays, and stories all inspired by gardens and gardening. We invite you to till this beautiful plot of titles… Continue reading →

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THE FIRST LOVE STORY Inspires New Ice Cream Flavor: Original Cin

Penguin Press has partnered with Ample Hills Creamery to make a new flavor of ice cream – Original Cin – inspired by Bruce Feiler’s new book, THE FIRST LOVE STORY: Adam, Eve, and Us, on sale today, Tuesday, March 21. Ample Hills is inviting customers to choose their own story, with a custom five-pack of ice cream pints. Original Cin – cinnamon ice cream with housemade fig newtons – is one of the new flavors. Continue reading →

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How Timothy Snyder’s ON TYRANNY Became a Must-Read Book

This week’s Igloo Book Buzz selection is ON TYRANNY: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder. Publisher Tim Duggan, who edited ON TYRANNY, says, “Snyder has been making the case for years that the world of the 1930s, especially the world of fascism, is not nearly as far behind us as we’d like to think. There are Continue reading →

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On Sale This Week

On Sale This Week previews a selection of Penguin Random House fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young readers books being published each week. The choices are a mix of titles by both bestselling and emerging authors. We hope this serves as a useful reference for hot new reads hitting shelves. Continue reading →

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