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There’s a Book for That: Jewish American Heritage Month

In May we celebrate centuries of Jewish contributions to American culture and society during Jewish American Heritage Month. And last month the Jewish Book Council honored the winners of this year’s National Jewish Book Awards, now in its 71st year. Congratulations to all Penguin Random House winners and finalists, featured below: Continue reading →

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Random House Author Wesley Morgan Wins 2022 Colby Award

Random House author/journalist Wesley Morgan has won this year’s William E. Colby Award for his book, THE HARDEST PLACE: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley. Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, annually presents this award, now in its 23rd year, to a first solo work of fiction or nonfiction that has made a major contribution to the understanding of military history, intelligence operations or international affairs. The Colby Award was named for the late ambassador and former CIA director William E. Colby. Award winners receive a $5,000 author honorarium provided by the Pritzker Military Foundation. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: World Bee Day!

“One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees…”

― Leo Tolstoy

What’s the buzz about? Bees! Today, May 20,, is World Bee Day. Not only are bees necessary to our ecosystem – they are fascinating insects to learn and read about. For more than honey, we need our bee population to thrive and recommend the following books for your to bee read list! Continue reading →

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Watch Now: The Brand-New CRAWDADS Movie Preview

With the countdown to the debut of the WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING film version two months away, Sony Pictures has just released its second coming-attractions preview online and to run on theater screens ahead of Top Gun: Maverick, and other new releases. Continue reading →

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Saturday: Knopf Author Michelle Zauner SNL Season Finale Musical Guest as Japanese Breakfast

Michelle Zauner, photo credit Michael Lionstar

Michelle Zauner may be the first PRH author to perform on NBC-TV’s “Saturday Night Live” as a

musical guest. The Knopf author of CRYING IN H MART, the resonant memoir now in its 43rd week on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller list, is equally celebrated as the lead for the indie pop band Japanese Breakfast. The band’s latest album, Jubilee, contended for two GRAMMY Awards earlier this year, including Best New Artist. Continue reading →

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My Path to Penguin Random House: Permissions’ Jeffery Corrick

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 Jeffery Corrick, Director of Permissions, Penguin Random House. Continue reading →

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Celebrated Former Putnam Art Director Ann Spinelli Dies

With sadness we report that Ann Spinelli, former Vice President, Executive Art Director for the Putnam Publishing Group, passed away on May 9, 2022. Continue reading →

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Hogarth Acquires Two Books by Intl Booker-Winning Author Han Kang

Hogarth, an imprint of Random House, will be publishing two new books from the International Booker Prize winner, Han Kang. Parisa Ebrahimi at Hogarth acquired North American rights to the books from agent Laurence Laluyaux at Rogers, Coleridge and White, and Hamish Hamilton Publishing Director, Simon Prosser bought British and Commonwealth volume rights; translation rights to WE DO NOT PART have been sold by RCW in 17 territories so far. Continue reading →

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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

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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