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Remembering Peter Bogdanovich: Acclaimed Hollywood Director, Knopf/Ballantine Author

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Peter Bogdanovich, award-winning Hollywood director and author of books for Knopf and Ballantine, died on Thursday, January 6, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 82. Continue reading →

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Humanitarian, Spiritual Leader, and Avery Author Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dies at 90

The world lost a spiritual giant on Sunday, December 26, when Archbishop Desmond Tutu, co-author of The Book of Joy, published by Avery in 2016, died at the age of 90 in Cape Town, South Africa. Archbishop Tutu was a leader in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, a humanitarian and human rights activist, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. His work advocating for non-violent solutions to injustice and poverty changed the world. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Joan Didion Revisited

“Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self-respect springs.”

—Joan Didion, “On Self-Respect”

As we mourn Joan Didion’s recent passing, what she meant to her fans is a resounding chorus of praise and respect. As a journalist, essayist, novelist and memoirist she’s a writer’s writer, a Californian’s writer, a New Yorker’s writer, and finally a reader’s writer: Consider her keen observations and lack of sentimentality, whether addressing social movements or personal grief, in the following books by Joan Didion, national treasure. Continue reading →

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Remembering Betty White: Iconic Actress, Putnam/Berkley Author

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Betty White, award-winning actress, animal advocate, and bestselling Putnam/Berkley author, died on December 31, 2021 at the age of 99. Her passing sparked an immediate outpouring of personal tributes. On Instagram, former First Lady Michelle Obama shared a photo of Betty with former “first dog” Bo and the following message: “Betty White broke barriers, defied expectations, served her country, and pushed us all to laugh. She was also an animal lover and activist, and Bo loved spending time with her. There was no one quite like her, and Barack and I join so many who will miss the joy she brought to the world. I know our Bo is looking forward to seeing her up in heaven.” Continue reading →

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One World, Ten Speed Press Titles Shortlisted for Porchlight Business Book Awards

Porchlight Book Company, formerly 800-CEO-READ, announced its 15th annual Business Book Awards shortlist, including two titles published by Penguin Random House imprints, One World and Ten Speed Press, respectively. Continue reading →

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RHCB Author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich to Share OPERATION SISTERHOOD Virtually

Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich will discuss her new book, OPERATION SISTERHOOD (Crown Books for Young Readers), in conversation with Meg Medina at a virtual event moderated by educator Julia Torres and hosted by Loyalty Bookstores via Crowdcast tonight, January 6, beginning at 6:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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How Putnam Author Danielle Friedman Unlocked the Feminist History of Women’s Workout Culture

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With 2022 here and resolutions set, our new Igloo Book Buzz pick is Danielle Friedman’s LET’S GET PHYSICAL: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World, published on January 4 by Putnam and Listening Library. This captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative explores the history of women’s exercise culture–from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda–and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Big Ideas for 2022

“For while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us.” ―Amanda Gorman

Welcome 2022 and with it our hopes and intentions for progress and renewal, both personally and societally. This pivotal time calls for big ideas. The following authors, and their acclaimed books, are renowned for helping us understand our world and ourselves in fresh ways that inform and motivate. New year, new you, new us. Continue reading →

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Designs by Penguin’s Buckley, Pantheon’s Huang Among NYTBR’s Best Book Covers of ‘21

New York Times Book Review Art Director Matt Dorfman selected “The 12 Best Book Covers of 2021,” including Gloria Naylor’s THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE (Penguin Classics), designed by Paul Buckley, SVP & Executive Creative Director, Penguin Publishing Group, and Wole Soyinka’s CHRONICLES FROM THE LAND OF THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE ON EARTH (Pantheon) by Linda Huang, Associate Director, Art/Design, Knopf Doubleday. Continue reading →

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Our Longlisters for the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards

PEN America has announced the longlists for its 2022 Literary Awards in the categories of debut fiction, diversity, nonfiction, essay, biography, poetry, science writing, and translation, plus the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. Our longlisted titles published by Penguin Random House imprints and Penguin Random House Publisher Services client publishers are presented below. Continue reading →

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