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There’s a Book for That: Campus Lit

Summer surely feels short to students starting school this month. Social media is rife with photos of the college-bound – full of anticipation. Tapping into the nostalgia being on campus creates for many of us, check out our “syllabus” featuring noteworthy novels full of self-discovery, new relationships, and campus intrigue:

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Farewell From the 2022 Summer Intern Class

Our cohort had a wonderful summer interning at Penguin Random House, exploring 31 different departments and connecting with colleagues from every possible publishing path.

HR led an engaging series of virtual events throughout the summer, including a Networking Night, 1:1 Career Planning Sessions, and a Summer Sit Down with CEO, Madeline McIntosh. These events, among many others, offered us the opportunity to connect with professionals from all over the company, gain career insight, and make the most of our remote work. Continue reading →

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Who Was? History Bee Trivia Competition For Kids is Back!

Penguin Young Readers is relaunching the Who Was? History Bee Competition, an annual trivia competition for kids in the 3rd-5th grades. More than 25,000 students from 49 states participated in the last Who Was? History Bee, hosted in 2020, which named 10 regional finalists champions. This time around, Penguin Young Readers is thrilled to offer students the opportunity to test their history skills in a reinvented experience designed to take full advantage of the digital space.

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Rave Reviews for PYR’s ‘Amber Brown’ Book Series to Apple TV+

Rising star Carsyn Rose (age 11), plays Amber Brown.

Paula Danziger’s beloved and bestselling children’s chapter book series, Amber Brown, is now a popular TV series on Apple TV+. Adapted by actress Bonnie Hunt, who writes and directs the series, the show follows Amber Brown as she navigates the ups and downs of shared custody after her parents’ divorce. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Crying

“…laughing and Crying. You know it’s the same release.” – Joni Mitchell

“I laughed, I cried” is an oft-heard nutshell review given by readers and filmgoers alike. Both emotional responses can be therapeutic, stress relievers. As noted by Harvard Health : “Crying is an important safety valve, largely because keeping difficult feelings inside — can be bad for our health… Popular culture, for its part, has always known the value of a good cry as a way to feel better.” In popular book culture, our featured titles this week aren’t necessarily tear-jerkers, but rather a special array of poignant fiction and nonfiction, for all ages, with “crying” in common: Continue reading →

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Melissa Bank, Viking author of ‘The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing,’ dies at 61

Melissa Bank (1960–2022); photo credit: Todd Dimston

Melissa Bank, author of the beloved, hugely bestselling The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing and The Wonder Spot, published by Viking in 1999 and 2005, respectively, died in East Hampton, New York, on August 2, at 61. The cause was lung cancer.

Bank, who lived in Long Island and New York City, was a writer with a distinctive minimalist style and boldly hilarious voice. She captivated generations of readers with her warmly piercing takes on relationships, family and adulthood in her two popular and critically acclaimed works of fiction, which were reprinted as Penguin Paperbacks. Continue reading →

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Delacorte Press to Publish Five Survive by New York Times Bestseller Holly Jackson

Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will publish FIVE SURVIVE, the next novel from international sensation Holly Jackson, as announced by Beverly Horowitz, Delacorte Press Senior Vice President & Publisher. Kelsey Horton, Senior Editor, will edit the novel and acquired World rights from Sam Copeland at Rodgers, Coleridge & White LTD. The book will be published on November 29, 2022, with a first printing of 500,000 copies. Continue reading →

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Sanyu Dillon Interviewed by Forbes on the Future of Publishing

Sanyu Dillon, Chief Marketing Officer, Penguin Random House U.S., was interviewed by Forbes Women contributor Amy Shoenthal about the future of publishing, finding creative new ways to connect with readers, and her inclusive marketing strategy. Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: NBA Legend and Activist Bill Russell 1934-2022

Bill Russell 1934-2022, photo: Nathaniel S. Butler/Nbae Via Getty

Bill Russell, the National Basketball Association immortal who died July 31 at 88, has been lionized worldwide for his record-setting achievements with the Boston Celtics and for his pathfinding activism.

In Fall 2020, Dutton returns to print, for the first time in decades, his forthright memoir “Go Up For Glory,” with his newly written foreword, enabling a new generation of readers to appreciate the author and his singular, candid mindset.

Click here to read more about the classic memoir and Dutton’s 2020 press release here.

To honor his memory and legacy, Dutton has made a contribution to MENTOR, “an organization which aims to drive equity through quality mentoring relationships for young people.” Russell was a founding board member. Click here to learn more about MENTOR.

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The World of Eric Carle to Donate VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR Bilingual Editions to Ukrainian Refugees

Bilingual Editions: Ukrainian & Romanian/Polish & Romanian

Penguin Young Readers and The World of Eric Carle have granted publishing rights to local publishers in Poland and Romania to print and donate 12,000 bilingual charity editions of Carle’s picture book, THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR. The Romanian publisher, Portocala Albastra, is working with local NGO OvidiuRO, to print 10,000 paperback copies and the Polish publisher, Tatarak, is printing 2,000 paperback copies.

These editions, translated into Ukrainian as well as the local language, will be donated to Ukrainian child refugees in their territories.

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