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PRH & We Need Diverse Books Announce the Winners of the 2022 Black Creatives Fund Revisions Workshop

We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) and Penguin Random House are excited to announce the two winners of the second annual cycle of the Revisions Workshop, who will each receive grants of $2,000. The Revisions Workshop is an initiative within WNDB’s Black Creatives Fund (BCF) underwritten by Penguin Random House, which launched in early 2021 to support Black fiction writers.

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My Path to PRH: Aurora Slothus on Thriving in the Wild West, AKA Backlist Publishing

Everyone has unique career stories to tell. In our My Path to Penguin Random House series, PRH colleagues share how they entered the world of book publishing, what led them to our company, insights into their jobs, and their future professional aspirations.

This week, we’re featuring Aurora Slothus, Assistant Director of Backlist Publishing for Berkley, Putnam, Dutton, and Plume, as she tells us her story in her own words. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Boarding School

Inspired by Rebecca Makkai’s new novel, I Have Some Questions for You, we admit to a certain proclivity for boarding school settings from masterful writers. The following array of novels—eerie, romantic, apocalyptic, comic and classic- reveal the impact of relationships formed at boarding school is forever felt, and rest is not assured… Continue reading →

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Penguin Life Author, Paco de Leon, Launches iHeart Podcast and Invites You to Talk Money

Paco de Leon, author of FINANCE FOR THE PEOPLE: GETTING A GRIP ON YOUR FINANCES (Penguin Life), has launched a new podcast. Weird Finance, developed with and distributed by iHeart Radio, dropped its first episode this month.

The show explores the often intimidating terrain of money, finances, and economics and how these invisible forces shape each person’s ideas about themselves and the world around them. Harnessing Paco’s many talents as a gifted storyteller, illustrator, and musician, Weird Finance features real, honest, unconventional money conversations with the aim of getting people comfortable with the uncomfortable and changing our relationship with money. Or as Paco likes to say, it’s a show that invites people to “Get less weird about money, one conversation at a time.” Continue reading →

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NYC: The Strand to Celebrate the Launch of IMPOSTER SYNDROME AND OTHER CONFESSIONS OF ALEJANDRA KIM

Join Patricia Park in conversation with Phoebe Yeh at The Strand to celebrate the launch of IMPOSTER SYNDROME AND OTHER CONFESSIONS OF ALEJANDRA KIM (Crown Books for Young Readers), co-sponsored by The Asian American Writers’ Workshop and The Korea Society.

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There’s a Book for That: The Harlem Renaissance

As we continue to honor Black History Month, our focus turns to the vibrant American era known as The Harlem Renaissance — an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship which spanned the 1920s and 1930s. The legacy of the Harlem Renaissance artists is global and immortal — among them are Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Toomer, and Nella Larsen. We invite you to read and celebrate the following classic works of Harlem Renaissance literature: Continue reading →

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2 Good Mysteries and a Dud, from Ayisha, Resident Media Maven

Nothing screams chilly, long February nights like streaming thrillers while all cozied up at home. The following streaming movies and television has been vouched for by Ayisha Clarke, Senior Manager, Digital Customer Operations, Penguin Random House.

Ayisha was the winner in the Media Maven category of 2022’s PRH Community & Culture Awards, and we think it shows. Enjoy!

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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY is Hitting the Road

Don’t miss your chance to meet Bonnie Garmus as she embarks on a February book tour for the #1 New York Times Bestseller LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY.

From San Diego to Boston, Bonnie will be visiting six cities in a one-week whirlwind tour. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Random Acts of Kindness

“There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” – Mister Rogers

Choose Kind! Today, February 17, is National Random Acts of Kindness Day, with the theme “Make Kindness the Norm.” Even the tiniest act of kindness can make a big difference to someone. To lend a hand, we offer the following books for inspiration and simply for you to enjoy some stories of compassion and kindness for hearts of all ages: Continue reading →

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Amanda Gorman Co-Authors Picture Book With Illustrator Christian Robinson for PYR September Publication

Amanda Gorman, presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author will partner with Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Christian Robinson to deliver a stunning new children’s picture book, SOMETHING, SOMEDAY (Viking Children’s Books).

Scheduled for publication September 26, 2023 with Viking Children’s Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, SOMETHING, SOMEDAY pairs Gorman’s inspiring text with Robinson’s iconic art to deliver a timeless message of hope.

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