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#FridayReads: Penguin Galaxy!

From the desk of Penguin Classics Executive Editor John Siciliano…

At Penguin Classics we spend most of our time in the past, but this year, for our 70th anniversary, we decided to take a look back at the future—as imagined in some of the greatest sci-fi/fantasy novels of the 20th century. Behold Penguin Galaxy: deluxe hardcover editions of six iconic masterworks of visionary fiction, Continue reading →

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Three Questions for Putnam’s Neil Nyren on Editing John Sandford

Neil Nyren, Executive Vice President, Associate Publisher, Editor in Chief, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, has been editing books by #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford since 1988, most recently, ESCAPE CLAUSE: A Virgil Flowers Novel, published this week by Putnam. Mr. Nyren offers personal insights into the full scope of his editorial work with Mr. Sandford. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Cyber-Security and Whistleblowers

Julian Assange and his whistleblowing site Wikileaks are in the news this week because the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where Assange is under political asylum, has cut off Assange’s internet access stating Ecuador’s policy not to interfere in foreign elections. In his Facebook interview with the New York Times, Assange called Hillary Clinton “a demon.” Regarding Clinton’s presidential campaign, Wikileaks has continued to post batches of Continue reading →

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DOGS AND THEIR PEOPLE Features Photos and Stories by Our Colleagues

This week’s Igloo Book Buzz title is DOGS AND THEIR PEOPLE by BarkPost, published by Putnam today. This book spotlights over 200 unique, remarkable dogs and their people, including several Penguin Random House colleagues. Continue reading →

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Announcing the Fall 2016 Title Wave Selection

Title Wave is proud to introduce the Fall 2016 selection,
THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR by Nicola Yoon; On sale November 1st!

Once they met, the rest was history: In THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR, to understand the characters and their love story, we must know everything around them and everything that came before them that has affected who they are and Continue reading →

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Behind the Book Covers with Penguin Young Readers’ Jason Henry

Jason Henry, Senior Designer, Dial Books for Young Readers, has more than fifteen years of experience designing books for young readers and is featured in our Behind the Book Covers series. Jason has won awards for his work from the Book Industry Guild of New York, as well as receiving a 2013 Sibert Honor picture book for ELECTRIC BEN: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin and a 2016 Newbery Honor book for ROLLER GIRL. Many of the 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 everywhere. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Taxes

Taxes. The subject casts our thoughts to April, as we wait to find out if we will be getting a check or sending one. In election years, tax codes are on the front burner, as candidates lay out their plans to increase, decrease or otherwise change the status quo. Over the past few weeks, the attention paid to what candidates themselves pay has been at the top of the news Continue reading →

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Fall Fiction Preview, Part 2

As we continue to highlight new Fall books being released by Penguin Random House imprints, here is a selection of more upcoming fiction titles, by such authors as Brit Bennett,Clive Cussler, Fannie Flagg, Robert Harris,Jack Higgins, Felix Francis, Mark Greaney,P.D. James, W.E.B. Griffin, Ha Jin, Anne Rice, and Zadie Smith. Continue reading →

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Natural Treasures: DK’s Liz Wheeler and Aja Raden on GEM

This week’s Igloo Book Buzz, DK’s GEM, features a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Aja Raden. Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution, GEM is a stunning compendium of the world’s natural treasures—featuring a range of precious and semiprecious stones, metals, organic gems, and famous pieces from around the world—that weaves together specially commissioned photography to explain the science, history, and mythology around them. Continue reading →

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