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Friday Reads: The Beatles!

Have you been watching The Beatles: Get Back? Directed by Peter Jackson, the documentary covers the making of the Beatles’ 1970 album Let It Be and has been widely praised by critics. To meet the surge of interest in this most famous of bands, we present the following Beatles books for your weekend reading and beyond: Continue reading →

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WNDB and PRH Announce Winners of the First Black Creatives Fund Revisions Workshop

We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) and Penguin Random House are excited to announce the two winners of the inaugural Revisions Workshop, who will each receive grants of $4,500. The Revisions Workshop is one of three initiatives within WNDB’s Black Creatives Fund, which launched in early 2021 to support Black writers and illustrators. Penguin Random House was the inaugural sponsor of the fund in the 2021 calendar year and will sponsor the program again in 2022. Continue reading →

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RSVP and Cast Your Votes for The First-Ever All Ways Black Awards

To celebrate all of the labor and love that Bookstagrammers, authors, and readers have shared this year, the Consumer Marketing team invites you to join Cree Myles, curator of All Ways Black, for the first-ever All Ways Black Awards on Thursday, December 9 from 8 – 9 pm ET (virtual doors open at 7:30 pm ET). Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Hanukkah

In 2021, Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, began at sundown on Sunday, November 28, and will last until sundown on Monday, December 6. Hanukkah is Hebrew for “dedication” and it commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greek army, and the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and restoring its menorah, or lamp. The “miracle” of Hanukkah is that only one vial of oil was found with just enough oil to illuminate the Temple lamp for one day, and yet it lasted for eight full days. As families celebrate the holiday, we’ve gathered the following Hanukkah titles for children to learn from and enjoy: Continue reading →

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Mbue, Lockwood, Clark Among Our 5 NYTBR “10 Best of 2021” Authors

From the 41 titles selected by the editors of the New York Times Book Review from Penguin Random House imprints as part of the “100 Notables of 2021,” its editors have chosen five among its “10 Best Books of 2021.” Announced November 30, they are posted in the full list clickable on the NYT website, and ahead in the Book Review’s December 13 print edition. Continue reading →

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Penguin Random House and First Book Team Up for Giving Tuesday

This year on Giving Tuesday, Penguin Random House is partnering with our longtime friends at First Book to give the gift of reading. During the holidays, First Book works to gift one million books to children living in poverty – many of whom may not otherwise receive a gift. Continue reading →

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Remembering Doubleday/Broadway/Crown/Penguin Editor Charlie Conrad

Celebrated editor and former colleague Charlie Conrad died on November 21, 2021, from complications of ALS. He was 61.

Conrad edited some of the biggest names in narrative nonfiction, among them Frances Mayes and Jon Krakauer. His illustrious career spanned several publishing imprints – including Doubleday, Broadway, Crown, and Penguin – and genres of travel, memoir, biography, and history. Continue reading →

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PRH Education Hosts “Developing a Diverse and Inclusive Reading Culture: A Summit for Education Leadership”

EDU Chief Diversity Officer PRH Summit Participants

Penguin Random House Education hosted Developing a Diverse and Inclusive Reading Culture: A Summit for Education Leadership in mid November. This virtual event was attended by key K12 decision makers, providing them with an opportunity to network, hear from leading editors and publishing professionals, and have a voice to help shape the conversation around bringing contemporary, authentic, and diverse stories to today’s classrooms. The group consisted of 17 educators with titles ranging from teachers, principals, superintendents, to Chief Diversity Officers. Continue reading →

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Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater Legend and Knopf Author, Dies at 91

Photo of Stephen Sondheim taken by Michael Lionstar in the Knopf offices on January 13, 2010

When Stephen Sondheim died last Friday at the age of 91, he left behind a treasure trove of music and lyrics that forever changed American theater and beguiled and delighted audiences far and wide. Those lyrics, which were collected in two separate volumes – FINISHING THE HAT and LOOK, I MADE A HAT – were published by Knopf in 2010 and 2011. And a third book, the pocket-sized SONDHEIM: Lyrics, was published by Everyman’s Library just last year. Continue reading →

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Author Tricia Elan Walker and Illustrator Euka Holmes Celebrate DREAM STREET at Mahogany Books Virtual Event

Author Tricia Elan Walker and illustrator Euka Holmes will present their new picture book, DREAM STREET, published by Anne Schwartz Books, at a Mahogany Books Front Row virtual event via Crowdcast on Tuesday, November 30 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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