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THE INVISIBLE SIEGE (Crown) is a finalist in The Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, which is awarded for literary excellence in the category of Canadian nonfiction, which includes personal or journalistic essays, history,…

Padma Lakshmi, Photo credit: Inez & Vinoodh“We are honored that Padma Lakshmi will bring her passion for books, storytellers, and human connection to this year’s in-person Benefit Dinner,” said Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the…

Penguin Random House today announces the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir, an annual creative writing award named in honor of Mrs. Obama within its signature Creative Writing Awards (CWA) program. The Michelle Obama Award for Memoir will…

Penguin Random House is excited to announce a partnership with The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary, for 2022 #MarginsBookselling Month, which takes place annually in October.#MarginsBookselling Month was launched in October 2020 by The…

Penguin Random House Canada is delighted to share the news that its authors Rawi Hage and Tsering Yangsom Lama have been named to the shortlist for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize.Penguin Random House Canada has published the last four…

As part of our ongoing partnership with Kundiman, an organization dedicated to nurturing generations of writers and readers of Asian American Literature, Penguin Random House is excited to sponsor a series of free publishing panels for…

In celebration of Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month, Penguin Random House is partnering with The Latinx KidLit Book Festival to launch a special fund dedicated to connecting Latinx authors and illustrators with students through virtual…

Random House Children’s Books is excited to welcome home former colleague and internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Bracken for the publication of SILVER IN THE BONE, the first in a…

Penguin Random House is partnering with Reading is Fundamental (RIF) on their second annual Rally to Read 100 (RallytoRead.org)—a six-month initiative that runs from October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 designed to motivate children to read,…

Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder and Penguin Press author of LET MY PEOPLE GO SURFING: THE EDUCATION OF A RELUCTANT BUSINESSMAN has announced that he is giving his company away. The New York Times reported that Chouinard and his family…