Our 4 Lambda Literary Award Winners
June 13, 2017
Lambda Literary, the nation’s leading organization advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) literature, has announced the winners of its 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”), with Penguin Random House authors receiving four awards, including the Visionary Award, a
HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David France, (Alfred A. Knopf)
LGBT Science Fiction / Fantasy/ Horror
THE DEVOURERS by Indra Das (Del Rey)
Gay Mystery
SPEAKERS OF THE DEAD: A Walt Whitman Mystery by J. Aaron Sanders (Plume)
Visionary Award
Jacqueline Woodson, author of such acclaimed books as the National Book Award-winning BROWN GIRL DREAMING (Nancy Paulsen Books/Puffin), received the Visionary Award for “breaking new ground in the field of LGBT literature.” Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Nixon introduced Woodson as a “writer who is part of the institution but stands outside it and critiques.”
Congratulations to our award-winning authors, editors and publishers.
View the complete list of 2017 Lambda Literary Awards winners here. Popular Company News
Penguin Random House Launches Multi-Book Program for KPop Demon Hunters
December 11, 2025
Random House Children’s Books, Random House Worlds, and Penguin Young Readers are thrilled to announce an exciting new collection of KPop Demon Hunters books in collaboration with…
Penguin Random House on SCOTUS’ Decision Not to Hear Little v. Llano
December 10, 2025
On Tuesday, December 8, the Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal in the book banning case Little v. Llano, leaving in place the Fifth…
Penguin Random House CEO Nihar Malaviya Named Publishers Weekly’s 2025 Person of the Year
December 15, 2025
We are proud to share that Penguin Random House CEO Nihar Malaviya has been named Publishers Weekly’s Person of the Year, recognized for his leadership in…
PW’s Spring 2026 Writers to Watch Featuring PRH Authors
January 23, 2026
Publishers Weekly recently named several Penguin Random House authors to its Spring 2026 Writers to Watch list, recognizing a standout group of voices whose debuts are…
There’s a Book For That: Jane Austen’s Birthday!
December 11, 2025
"Never did any novelist make more use of an impeccable sense of human values." —Virginia Woolf A truth universally acknowledged: It’s high time to celebrate…
NYT’s Most Anticipated Movie Adaptations: PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION and More!
January 9, 2026
Still deciding what to add to your TBR this year? The New York Times just rounded up a list of books to read before they hit…
Our Upcoming Author Events | December 15-21, 2025
December 15, 2025
The Penguin Random House Communications team invites you to discover some of the Penguin Random House Author Events we’re looking forward to this week! Every Monday, a curated selection of…
Vonnegut Estate, Authors, and Student Plaintiffs Take Utah to Court Over the Freedom to Read
January 7, 2026
On Tuesday, January 6, the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah Foundation, Inc. (ACLU of Utah) filed the first major case defending the freedom to read…
Streaming Now on Netflix: PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION, Emily Henry’s #1 Bestseller
January 16, 2026
Netflix’s film adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestseller PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry (published by Berkley in 2021, with subsequent editions,…
