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Penguin Random House Titles Win Every Category at the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

The J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards winners and finalists were announced last week, and among the four winners, three were Penguin Random House titles, in addition to one Penguin Random House finalist!

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Random House’s ROMANTIC COMEDY Debuts as a Reese’s Book Club Pick

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A comedy writer thinks she’s sworn off love, until a dreamy pop star flips the script on all her assumptions. New York Times best-selling author, Curtis Sittenfeld, is back with ROMANTIC COMEDY (Random House) and on Tuesday, the title debuted as a Reese’s Book Club Pick!

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There’s a Book for That: National Poetry Month

A poem is an invitation to a voyage. As in life, we travel to see fresh sights. –Charles Simic

Happy National Poetry Month! April is the fullest month for poetry lovers – with poetry readings, workshops, and new volumes from debut and beloved poets alike. Whether you are well-versed or newly willing to wade in the waters of metaphor and lyric, we invite you to dip into the following volumes: Continue reading →

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Ballantine’s Jennifer Hershey Featured in The New York Times

Jennifer Hershey, SVP, Publisher, Ballantine, was featured in The New York Times as part of Elisabeth Egan’s “Inside the Best-Seller” series. In the article, the acknowledgment section of a book is brought to life as Jennifer is recognized for her mark on numerous successful publications.

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THE EXCHANGE, John Grisham’s Highly-Anticipated Sequel to THE FIRM, to Publish Fall 2023

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This fall, Doubleday will publish the sequel to John Grisham’s #1 bestseller THE FIRM. The new legal thriller, THE EXCHANGE: After The Firm, marks the return of Mitch McDeere and will be published on October 17, 2023 and the exciting news were announced on CBS Mornings last week.

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There’s a Book for That: International Transgender Day of Visibility

Did you know that this Friday is Transgender Day of Visibility? Celebrated every March 31 since 2009, President Biden was the first American president to issue a formal presidential proclamation recognizing the day with the statement: “I call upon all Americans to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people throughout our Nation and to work toward eliminating discrimination against all transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary people…” Continue reading →

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Celebrating Our Audie Awards® Winners

Four Penguin Random House Audio recordings published last year were bestowed best-in-category honors at the Audio Publishing Association’s (APA’s) 2023 Audie Awards®, held at Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers’ Pier Sixty on March 28. The premier industry-awards program recognizes distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. Continue reading →

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Our Emily Bates a “PW Sales Rep of the Year” Finalist

A delightful tradition continues: our PRH colleague Emily Bates has been named one of the five finalists for Publisher Weekly’s 2023 “PW Sales Rep of the Year.” The award is given annually each spring, with the winner selected by a panel of booksellers across the country. Continue reading →

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Remote Postcards are In!

Scenes from a farm in Ohio

You wrote in from snowy Lake Huron, the awe-inspiring Garden of the Gods, and even a working farm in Ohio. Some of you love feeling like you’re in a Jane Austen novel and some of you love biking beach trails year-round. Thanks to all who sent in their remote postcards this winter! We look forward to hearing from you this summer.

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Our NBCC Autobiography, Biography, Sandrof Prize Winners: Hsu, Gage, Harjo

After three straight years of virtual awards ceremonies, the National Book Critics Circle returned to the New School in Manhattan on March 23, 2023 for an in-person presentation. The group’s awards are given each March, and honor literature published the previous year in six categories: Autobiography, Biography, Criticism, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry.

Congratulations to our three winners, whose works were selected in voting by working book editors, reviewers, commentators and essayists—and also to our Finalists, and to their publishing teams.

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