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PRH and RHCB Donation of Books to Bronx School Featured on NBC’s TODAY Show

Penguin Random House and Random House Children’s Books donated 1,000 books to PS11X Highbridge Public School in the Bronx. This donation was featured as part of a “Read with Jenna” anniversary celebration with Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotbe on NBC’s TODAY Show on Wednesday, March 2. Continue reading →

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Razorbill Author Sabaa Tahir on ALL MY RAGE: “I Tore This Book From My Heart”

Photo: © Ayesha Ahmad Photography

New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir pivots in a new direction with her just published Young Adult novel, ALL MY RAGE, released by Razorbill on Tuesday, March 1. Inspired by Tahir’s childhood memories of growing up at her family’s motel in the Mojave Desert and being seen as “different,” the novel is told through the lens of two best friends, Noor and Salahudin, that grow up as social outcasts looking for a way out of the harsh and isolating world around them. ALL MY RAGE explores the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma and how far those affected are required to go to leave the effects behind; the novel also addresses themes of cultural identity, family, forgiveness, love, and loss. Continue reading →

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Dr. Seuss Enterprises and RHCB Announce Seuss Studios, Original Line of Early Readers Books

Dr. Seuss Enterprises (DSE) and Random House Children’s Books (RHCB) will launch Seuss Studios, a line of books for early readers by new and emerging authors and illustrators who will create original stories inspired by Ted Geisel’s (aka Dr. Seuss) unpublished sketches and illustrations. The news was announced today, March 2, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, by DSE and RHCB. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Women’s History Month

“Not many women got to live out the daydream of women—to have a room, even a section of a room, that only gets messed up when she messes it up herself.”

― Maxine Hong Kingston

Welcome March and Women’s History Month. In 1987, Congress designated the month of March “Women’s History Month.” In President Biden’s proclamation, he states: “During Women’s History Month, let us honor the accomplished and visionary women who have helped build our country, including those whose contributions have not been adequately recognized and celebrated. And let us pay tribute to the trailblazers from the recent and distant past for daring to envision a future for which no past precedent existed, and for building a Nation of endless possibilities for all of its women and girls.”

To honor the occasion, we offer the following acclaimed memoirs and biographies by and about remarkable women from myriad fields of endeavor and backgrounds. May they inspire generations! Continue reading →

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PRH Education Hosts “Reading the World: Nurturing a Global Perspective for All Students”

Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera and Laura Robb

Penguin Random House Education hosted “Reading the World: Nurturing a Global Perspective for All Students,” a virtual event featuring Laura Robb and Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera last month. Laura Robb, literacy advocate, teacher, and Classroom Libraries collaborator, and Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera, teacher, researcher, author, and co-collaborator of the upcoming PRH Education Translanguaging Collections, spoke about how to build better classroom libraries to meet the needs of all students. Continue reading →

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Elliott, Keefe, Miles Among Our Finalists for the 2022 Lukas Prize Project Awards

Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism have announced the 2022 Shortlist for the distinguished J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards. This year’s shortlist includes six Penguin Random House authors and one published by a PRHPS client. Continue reading →

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Choi, Miles, Peters Win 2022 PEN America Literary Awards

PEN America, the U.S. chapter of the world’s leading international literary-human rights organization, celebrated the winners of its 58th annual Literary Awards at a ceremony hosted by Emmy Award-winning late-night host and Penguin Random House author Seth Meyers (I’M NOT SCARED, YOU’RE SCARED) on Monday, February 28, at the Town Hall venue in Manhattan. Among the winners were three books published by Penguin Random House imprints. Continue reading →

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Actor, Playwright, Activist Harvey Fierstein Bares His Inner Life in New Memoir

Harvey Fierstein’s I WAS BETTER LAST NIGHT, published by Knopf, is our new Igloo Book Buzz selection. In his poignant, often hilarious memoir, the gay rights activist and four-time Tony Award–winning actor and playwright reveals never-before-told stories of his personal struggles, conflicts, and triumphs during his life and fabled career. Continue reading →

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Reminder: Join Tonight’s WMG “Rockstar Women Forging New Paths in Book Publishing” Virtual Event

The Women’s Media Group (WMG) is presenting “Rockstar Women Forging New Paths in Book Publishing” via Zoom tonight, Tuesday, March 1, 6:00-7:30 pm (ET). Dominique Raccah, CEO of Sourcebooks, will moderate the panel, which also includes Jennifer Goldstein, Head of Books at A Kids Book About; Lavaille Lavette, President & Publisher at Ebony Magazine Publishing; and Cindy Spiegel, Partner and CEO of Spiegel & Grau. Continue reading →

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National Nonprofit The Birthday Party Project Teams Up With RHCB and DSE to Bring Birthday Joy to Children & Families Nationwide

Alongside the nationwide celebrations of reading and Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2, Random House Children’s Books, together with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, will partner with The Birthday Party Project, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing joy to children experiencing homelessness through the magic of birthday celebrations. For every donation made to The Birthday Party Project beginning 2/28 and during the month of March, Random House Children’s Books and Dr. Seuss Enterprises will donate a Dr. Seuss book to the organization to be given as birthday gifts to children via their network of agency partners nationwide. Continue reading →

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