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PRH Supply Chain EVP Annette Danek on “Top 100 Women in Supply Chain” 2022 List

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Join us in congratulating Annette Danek, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain for Penguin Random House, featured on Supply Chain Digital’s newly released “Top 100 Women in Supply Chain” 2022 list. Annette is ranked #75 among the most inspirational and influential women in the sector, also including top Supply Chain women executives from such companies as Nike, Comcast, Apple, Google, Microsoft, McDonalds, and UPS. Supply Chain Digital’s “Top 100 Women in Supply Chain” list, which was launched in 2020, is determined through open nominations worldwide, then a careful review process of all the submitted nominees. Continue reading →

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Our ’22 Hugo Awards Finalists Led by Andy Weir’s PROJECT HAIL MARY

Finalists for the 2022 Hugo Awards have been announced and include titles published by Penguin Random House imprints and PRHPS client publishers. The Hugo Awards, considered the most prestigious awards for the science fiction and fantasy genres, recognize media, literature, editors, artists, and fan activities. The winners of his year’s Hugos will be presented on Sunday, September 4, in Chicago, during a ceremony at Chicon 8, the 80th World Science Fiction Convention. Continue reading →

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Random House and Sugar23 to Launch Co-Branded Imprint, Sugar23 Books

Random House and Sugar23, the management and creative content platform, have jointly announced the establishment of a co–branded publishing imprint, Sugar23 Books. Under the co-venture, book properties will be acquired, developed, and published in partnership with Sugar23 and the portfolio of imprints across the Random House division. This partnership was announced by David Drake, President of Crown, who will be the imprint’s in-house liaison, and Michael Sugar, CEO of Sugar23. Continue reading →

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My Path to Penguin Random House: Doubleday’s Thomas Gebremedhin

Thomas Gebremedhin, VP & Executive Editor, Doubleday.

Everyone has unique career stories to tell. In our 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 Thomas Gebremedhin, Vice President & Executive Editor, Doubleday. His career path as a writer, journalist, and book editor, ultimately for PRH imprint Doubleday, has been a fascinating journey. Continue reading →

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Olga Tokarczuk’s THE BOOKS OF JACOB Shortlisted for 2022 International Booker Prize

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The six-title shortlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize includes THE BOOKS OF JACOB, written by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft, and published by Riverhead in the U.S. and Canada. The winner of this year’s award will be announced on May 26. The £50,000 prize is split between author and translator. Continue reading →

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Vote for All Ways Black, a 2022 Webby Award Nominee

The Consumer Marketing team is thrilled to announce that “Introducing All Ways Black,” the video that launched the paradigm-shifting platform last May, is a Webby Award nominee for Video – Diversity & Inclusion. The Webby is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet and presents two honors in every category – The Webby Award and The Webby People’s Voice Awards. Continue reading →

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Celebrate Earth With Brightly Storytime LIVE on Saturday, April 9

Consumer Marketing is delighted to invite you and the budding readers in your life to the latest installment of the Brightly Storytime LIVE series: Our Wild & Wonderful Earth! Join us on Saturday, April 9, at 1:00 pm (ET), for one hour of author read-alouds — plus a special interactive segment — focused on teaching everyone how to love and care for our shared world. Continue reading →

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Join GIRLS WHO GREEN THE WORLD Author Diana Kapp for Fashion Revolution Clothing Swap

Diana Kapp, author of GIRLS WHO GREEN THE WORLD: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet (Delacorte Press), will be hosting a clothing swap at Glascow Caledonian New York College on Saturday, April 9, in partnership with Fashion Revolution, a not-for-profit global movement working for bringing sustainability to the fashion industry. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Libraries and Librarians!

Do you love your library? Did you know it’s National Library Week? National Library Week, an initiative of the American Library Association, runs from April 3 through 9. This year’s theme is “Connect with Your Library.” Running with that theme, we invite you to not only connect with your library, but also with the following favorite books that feature libraries and librarians:

Click here for more resources and to read a message from Molly Shannon, Honorary Co-Chair of ALA’s National Library Week Continue reading →

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Tiya Miles Co-Winner 2022 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction

ALL THAT SHE CARRIED by Tiya Miles, one of the most honored nonfiction titles published last year, has received another major recognition. Subtitled The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake, the Random House publication has been voted the Nonfiction co -winner of the 2022 Anisfield-Wolf Awards,, sponsored by the Cleveland Foundation. Continue reading →

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