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TONIGHT: Join Author Daphne Palasi Adreades, PEN America & DREAMing Out Loud for a Special Zoom Event

Join us tonight at 7:00 pm ET for a virtual event with Random House author Daphne Palasi Andreades in conversation with PEN America Program Director Jared Jackson about her latest book, BROWN GIRLS. Register in advance here. This special conversation is dedicated to the participants of the DREAMing Out Loud program, a writing-workshop series for undocumented students in the CUNY network. Many thanks to Random House for providing a free copy of BROWN GIRLS to each of the students. Continue reading →

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PRH Education Innovates With Hybrid Author Events at This Year’s FYE® Conference

Penguin Random House Education continues to innovate on its participation in education conferences and this year’s annual First-Year Experience® Conference (FYE®) in Orlando, Florida in February was no exception. For those who may not be aware of this meeting, the FYE conference provides an ongoing forum where higher education professional can share experiences, concerns, and accomplishments related to supporting student learning, development, and success in the first year of college. Continue reading →

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Knopf to Publish Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Debut Children’s Picture Book in September 2023

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Alfred A. Knopf will publish MAMA’S SLEEPING SCARF, the debut children’s picture book by bestselling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, writing as Nwa Grace James, and illustrated by Joelle Avelino, on September 5, 2023. The announcement was made by Knopf EVP and Publisher Reagan Arthur. US rights were acquired from Sarah Chalfant at the Wylie Agency. The book will be published in hardcover and ebook formats, and as an audiobook, by Penguin Random House. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Fools for Laughter

Happy April Fool’s Day readers! Whether the occasion is one you embrace, ignore, or flee from, it is a fine time to revel in some of the best humor we have to offer. There’s no denying the health benefits of laughter! Continue reading →

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Putnam SVP & Publisher Sally Kim Receives Poets & Writers ’22 Editor’s Award

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Sally Kim, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Putnam, was honored by Poets & Writers with its 2022 “The Editor’s Award” at the P&W Gala on Tuesday, March 29 in Manhattan. The annual prize “recognizes a book editor who has made an outstanding contribution to the publication of poetry or literary prose over a sustained period of time.” Continue reading →

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Join Penguin Life Author Vanessa Chakour on a Virtual Plant Walk

Join Vanessa Chakour, author of AWAKENING ARTEMIS: Deepening Intimacy With the Living Earth and Reclaiming Our Wild Nature (Penguin Life), for a Virtual Plant Walk, sponsored by WORD Bookstore (Brooklyn), via Crowdcast on Thursday, March 31 at 7:00 pm (ET). The event requires a $5 Crowdcast voucher that can be applied to a book purchase. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Spring Debut Novels

Spring has sprung and while daylight savings time is being debated there’s no debate about these ten March debut novels being well worth your time! Stop the clocks and discover a new favorite writer. Continue reading →

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Tonight: Ibram X. Kendi, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nic Stone Headline Banned Books Virtual Event

According to a recent New York Times piece, the American Library Association received an “‘unprecedented’ 330 reports of book challenges” last fall, and the executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship “has not seen this level of challenges since the 1980s.” From Tennessee to Texas, book banning continues to make headlines across the United States. Facing threats of censorship and losing diverse perspectives, parents, teachers, and librarians are all asking the question, “When books are threatened, where do we turn?”

Join us tonight, Tuesday, March 29, from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM (ET) for a night of virtual programming in partnership with PEN America dedicated to examining this pressing question. The evening will feature a conversation between Ibram X. Kendi (How To Be An Antiracist), Nikole Hannah-Jones (The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story), and Nic Stone (Dear Martin), moderated by Dr. Emily Knox, associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences. We will also hear from a few ordinary people who are finding extraordinary ways to navigate pathways of access and resistance on the ground. Continue reading →

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Listening Library Partners With American Girl to Bring Classic and New Titles to Audio

Listening Library, a Penguin Random House Audio imprint, is partnering with American Girl, a premier brand for girls and a Mattel subsidiary, to introduce more than 50 new and classic American Girl titles to audiobook listeners beginning in June 2022. Continue reading →

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Pantheon Author Tamiko Brown-Nagin to Discuss Her Timely Biography of Constance Baker Motley

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Tomiko Brown-Nagin, author of CIVIL RIGHTS QUEEN: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality (Pantheon), will be in discussion with National Public Radio’s Michel Martin during a virtual event hosted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture on Tuesday, March 29 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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