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There’s a Book for That: Short Stories

Did you know that May is Short Story Month? And that much of Penguin Random House’s most acclaimed, prize-winning fiction is of the short story variety? A great short story can leave a strong impression on its reader, given the author’s economy of language in developing plot and character. Our recommended collections span the globe and a gamut of themes, yet won’t take hours to inhabit. Enjoy! Continue reading →

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Riverhead Author Patricia Lockwood Wins 2022 Dylan Thomas Prize

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This year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize winner is Patricia Lockwood for her debut novel NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS, published by Riverhead in the U.S. She received a £20,000 cash award. The Dylan Thomas Prize is one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers and it is awarded to the best literary work published in the English language from authors aged 39 or younger. Continue reading →

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Random House Launches New Imprint, Random House Worlds

Random House has announced the launch of Random House Worlds, a new publishing imprint dedicated entirely to licensed book publishing. This newly created imprint will be the home for major pop culture brands to be published within the Random House division, including Star Wars, Minecraft, Stranger Things, Garfield, Magic: The Gathering, Lore Olympus, Critical Role, and others. Keith Clayton, VP, Deputy Publisher of Del Rey, will now also lead the Random House Worlds imprint as Publishing Director. Continue reading →

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My Path to Penguin Random House: PYR Sales’ Trevor Bundy

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Everyone has unique career stories to tell. In our new Igloo series, My Path to Penguin Random House, 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 Trevor Bundy, Senior Manager, National Accounts, Sales, Penguin Young Readers. His path to publishing and PYR featured a number of twists, turns, and detours that are quite unique. Continue reading →

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RH, Crown Authors Azmat Khan, David Philipps ‘22 Pulitzer International Reporting Winners

Azmat Khan, courtesy of azmatzahra.com. David Philipps, Photo © Michael Ciaglo

As we continue to bask in the halo of this year’s General Nonfiction Pulitzer winner, INVISIBLE CHILD: Poverty, Survival, And Hope In An American City by Andrea Elliott from Random House, we also happily acknowledge two winners of the Journalism Pulitzers are our authors. Continue reading →

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All Ways Black Wins Shorty Award for Best Video

We’re thrilled to share that All Ways Black took top honors at this year’s Shorty Awards, with our launch video Introducing All Ways Black winning Best Medium-Length Video. Competition in the category was fierce, and All Ways Black managed to beat out fellow nominees Meta, Samsung, Yext, Planned Parenthood, Under Armor, and VH1. Continue reading →

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THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones, Jr. Wins Triangle Award for Debut Fiction

Robert Jones, Jr., Photo © Alberto Vargas, RainRiver

The Publishing Triangle has announced the winners of the 34th annual Triangle Awards, honoring the best LGBTQ fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and trans literature published in 2021, with THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones, Jr. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) winning the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction. Each award winner receives $1,000. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Floral Fiction

Have we got a bouquet of beautiful books for your weekend! Our picks of the season share more that gorgeous floral cover art; These titles also are among Spring’s most well-reviewed. It’s so much better when a spring reading fling is about more than just looks! Continue reading →

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Bryant Terry’s BLACK FOOD Wins the 2022 Art of Eating Prize

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The 2022 Art of Eating Prize for Best Food Book of the Year went to Bryant Terry for BLACK FOOD: Stories, Art & Recipes from Across the African Diaspora, published by 4 Color Books, an imprint of Ten Speed Press. Mr. Terry, who edited and curated BLACK FOOD, receives $10,000 and a specially crafted hand-wrought ladle, an emblem of the prize. The Art of Eating Prize is awarded annually to the author of the year’s best book about food (or food and drink together), focusing on a single title. Continue reading →

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Penguin Press Author/Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek Wins $1.5 Million Templeton Prize

Penguin Press author and Nobel Prize-winnng theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek has won the 2022 Templeton Prize, established in 1972 “to honor individuals whose exemplary achievements advance Sir John Templeton’s philanthropic vision: harnessing the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind’s place and purpose within it.” Valued at more than $1.5 million, the Templeton Prize is one of the world’s richest annual individual awards. Continue reading →

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