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2024 Creative Writing Awards Applications Are Now Open!

Penguin Random House, and We Need Diverse Books (WNDB), have opened submissions for the 2024 Creative Writing Awards. This is the first year the awards include the Freedom of Expression Award; in the face of book bans and attacks on free expression on the rise in America, Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books celebrate the power of books and stories. Applicants to the new award will be asked to answer the prompt, “Tell us about one banned book that changed your life and why.”

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“The Sunset or How My Mexican Father Convinced Me to Like a Santana Song”

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Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month came to an end yesterday, October 15. We are so grateful for all the colleagues who responded to the “What Does Living Latine Mean to You?” OurHouse open call. This week, we will be sharing their personal, heartfelt essays on Ourhouse. Stay tuned for more to come throughout the week and if something resonates with you, be sure to reach out to your colleagues! Continue reading →

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First-Ever DR. SEUSS Graphic Novels to Launch in Spring 2024

In 2024, Random House Graphic, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, together with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, will publish the first-ever line of graphic novels starring classic Dr. Seuss characters in all-new stories. The inaugural Dr. Seuss graphic novel program list features three chapter book series penned by premier comic book creators, each starring an iconic Dr. Seuss character—the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, and Sam-I-Am—in brand-new adventures.

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There’s a Book for That: International Day of the Girl

“Women and girls can lead us to a fairer future…let us amplify girls’ voices, and recommit to working together to build a world where every girl can lead and thrive.”

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Our PW Star Watch Class of 2023

A hearty congratulations to our Penguin Random House colleagues who are being honored in Publishers Weekly Ninth Annual Star Watch Program for their outstanding contributions to the publishing industry.

This year, ten of PRH’s brightest became honorees and our very own Madison Jacobs graced the cover of PW as the PW Star Watch Superstar of 2023! All of the honorees were profiled in PW Star Watch 2023 and you can read their profiles here. We couldn’t be prouder of the incredible work everyone is doing!

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Friday Reads: Banned Books Week

Celebrate the right to read! Banned Books Week is October 1 – 7, 2023. Book bans and restrictions are on the rise in classrooms and libraries across the country. PEN America recorded 3,362 instances of book bans in US public school classrooms and libraries from July 1, 2022, to June 31, 2023. For more information and how to get involved visit https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/banned-books/ and #FreeTheBooks! Continue reading →

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Grupo Editorial, CdL Publishing Nobel Literature Laureate Jon Fosse in Spain, Brazil, Portugal

Jon Fosse, 2019, photo © Tom Kolstad/Samlaget

Our international sister publishing divisions Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and Companhia das Letras will publish five works of fiction by the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature recipient, Norwegian author Jon Fosse, in Spain, Portugal, and Brazil. Continue reading →

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Penguin Random House Joins Spotify in Bringing Audiobooks to Premium Subscribers

Following the launch of their initial audiobook offering in 2022, Spotify is expanding access to more than 150,000 audiobooks on its platform, and Penguin Random House is excited to have our titles included in the Premium catalog. Starting in the UK and Australia today (October 3), and following in the US in a few weeks, audiobooks will be available as part of Spotify’s Premium paid subscription, giving subscribers the ability to listen to up to 15 hours of audiobooks each month. Additional English-language territories, including Canada, Ireland and New Zealand, will follow in early 2024. Similar to the token model, where members receive one credit for an audiobook, Spotify’s Premium paid subscribers in these territories will have access to listen to up to 15 hours of audiobooks each month, with the option to “top up” by purchasing additional hours. Titles will also continue to be available for purchase on an a la carte basis to Spotify’s non-paying subscribers. We’re thrilled by this exciting opportunity to bring our authors’ works—and voices—to Spotify’s 220 million paid subscribers.

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Crown Author Katalin Karikó Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Katalin Karikó, photo credit: Matt Hamilton – Vilcek Foundation.

Long before the search for a COVID-19 vaccine, the visionary, Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó knew that an ephemeral and underappreciated molecule called messenger RNA could change the world. Karikó worked for more than three decades at her lab bench, in the single-minded pursuit of a breakthrough that would confirm her hunch: that mRNA could transform ordinary cells into tiny factories capable of producing their own medicines on demand. Continue reading →

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Meet the Designers!

Earlier this year, the 50 Books | 50 Covers list announced that our very own Penguin Random House colleagues were behind eight titles on the list. The highly competitive list celebrates compelling and striking design. We asked the designers what inspires them, the process behind creating such powerful work, and how they arrived at this junction in their career.

See their responses below!

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