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Join the #ChooseKindValentine Kindness Chain

In honor of the fifth anniversary of R. J. Palacio’s WONDER, Random House Children’s Books, together with our author, launched #ChooseKindValentine, a campaign that encourages everyone on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to contribute to a Kindness Chain by posting an act of kindness with a tag to someone else. Continue reading →

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Susan Kamil and Sophie Kinsella Talk About Creating MY NOT SO PERFECT LIFE

This week’s Igloo Book Buzz selection is Sophie Kinsella’s MY NOT SO PERFECT LIFE, on sale now from The Dial Press. Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a social-media-obsessed world. At no time in the history of humankind do we know more about “other people’s lives,” thanks to social media. Continue reading →

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Featured Author Event: Elan Mastai

Author Elan Mastai will be celebrating the release of his first novel ALL OUR WRONG TODAYS (Dutton) on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30 pm at WORD bookstore in Jersey City. Mastai will be joined in conversation by fellow Penguin Random House author Jonathan Tropper. Continue reading →

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On Sale This Week

Our feature 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 everywhere. Continue reading →

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#MyGirlRising Social Media Campaign Launched in Advance of GIRL RISING Book Publication

Created in collaboration with the makers of the film, Girl Rising, Random House Children’s Books is releasing a stunning nonfiction book, also titled GIRL RISING, by award-winning author Tanya Lee Stone, on sale from Wendy Lamb Books on February 14. The film chronicled the stories of nine girls in the developing world, allowing viewers the Continue reading →

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Sebastian Barry’s DAYS WITHOUT END is Costa Book of the Year

Penguin Random House author Sebastian Barry has won the 2016 Costa Book of the Year for DAYS WITHOUT END, published by Viking in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Barry becomes the first novelist to receive this award twice, having previously won for THE SECRET SCRIPTURE (Viking/Penguin) in 2008. The Costa Book Awards are one of the UK’s most prestigious and popular literary prizes. Continue reading →

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Inside the Writing and Editing of a Domestic Thriller

This week’s Igloo Book Buzz title, MY HUSBAND’S WIFE by Jane Corry, on sale from Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, was edited by Vice President and Publisher Pamela Dorman, who comments, “I first heard about MY HUSBAND’S WIFE from our corporate colleagues at Viking UK – I was attracted to the selling title, first, and then by the idea of two Continue reading →

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Penguin Press’ Scott Moyers on Yvon Chouinard and LET MY PEOPLE GO SURFING

As Penguin Random House continues its ongoing commitment to social responsibility and business practices that minimize our impact on the environment, our new Climate Change series article features an interview with Penguin Press Vice President and Publisher Scott Moyers. He worked closely with world renowned environmentalist Continue reading →

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New Books: A Cure for the Mid-Winter Blues

As we continue to settle into the first part of 2017, we are highlighting a selection of books that may comfort, entertain, or challenge you during these mid-winter months. The lineup featured below presents a variety of selected new and upcoming adult titles from across our Penguin Random House imprints by both well-known and emerging authors. Happy Reading! Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Chinese Lit for the New Year

This year, Chinese New Year – The Year of the Rooster – begins on Saturday January 28 and lasts until February 15th, 2018. The new year, also known as the Spring Festival, is marked by the lunisolar Chinese calendar, so the date changes from year to year. In honor of the occasion, we are highlighting some of our best novels by Chinese authors. Continue reading →

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