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March 4, 2026Celebrating PRH Audio’s 2026 Audie Awards® Winners
The Audio Publishers Association has announced the 2026 Audie Award winners, including five Penguin Random House Audio titles! The Audie Awards® are the premier awards program in the United States recognizing excellence in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.
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March 2, 2026Congratulations to Our International Booker Prize Longlisters
The longlist for The International Booker Prize, the world’s most significant award for a single work of translated fiction, was recently announced. This year’s International Booker Prize thirteen-title longlist includes four Penguin Random House titles!
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February 26, 2026In Memoriam: Ann Godoff, Founder, President, and Editor-in-Chief, Penguin Press
From Scott Moyers, President & Publisher, Penguin Press: It is with great sadness that I write with the news of the passing of our beloved colleague Ann Godoff, Penguin Press’s founder, President, and Editor-in-Chief.  Ann’s impact on American book culture over the past four decades is incalculable.Â
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February 23, 2026Spotlighting Our LA Times Book Prizes Finalists
The Los Angeles Times announced the finalists and honorees for its 46th Annual Book Prizes, recognizing outstanding literary achievement across 13 categories and celebrating the highest quality of writing from authors at every stage of their careers.
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February 20, 2026There’s a Book for That: Black History Month
“It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.” ― Rev. Jesse Jackson Since 1976, Black History Month has been observed every February.  The commemoration grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans.
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February 18, 2026Penguin Random House Partners With Inkluded to Expand Access to Publishing Careers
Penguin Random House has announced a new partnership with Inkluded, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering diversity and expanding access within the publishing industry. The collaboration reflects our continued commitment to building a more inclusive and equitable publishing ecosystem.
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February 4, 2026PRHPS & Oni Press Worldwide Partnership Begins August 2026
Penguin Random House Publisher Services (PRHPS) announced on February 3 a multi-year worldwide sales and distribution agreement with Oni Press, the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comic books and graphic novels.
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January 27, 2026Three Listening Library Audiobooks Are 2026 Odyssey Award Winners/Honors!
The Youth Media Awards (YMA), in association with the American Library Association (ALA), are an annual set of prestigious honors for children’s and young adult literature and media.
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January 16, 2026Streaming Now on Netflix: PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION, Emily Henry’s #1 Bestseller
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, including a deluxe and movie tie-in collector’s edition in 2025) debuted on Friday, January, 9, and quickly became the #1 movie in the U.S. on Netflix.
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January 9, 2026NYT’s Most Anticipated Movie Adaptations: PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATIONS and More!
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 the big screen in 2026.
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