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July 7, 2026One World and Known Win Cannes Lions Out of Home Breakthrough Award for SHOT READY
Penguin Random House’s One World imprint and creative agency Known were recognized with the Out of Home Breakthrough Award at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for the launch campaign behind SHOT READY by Stephen Curry, which was published by One World in September 2025.
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June 24, 2026Pope Leo XIV Publishes Never Before Seen Writings in New Trade Book
Image Books, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, is delighted to announce the September 15, 2026, publication of FREEDOM UNDER GRACE: Reflections on the Spiritual Tradition That Formed Me, the first published writings of Robert F. Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV— selected by the Holy Father after his election to the papacy in May 2025.
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June 22, 2026Lee Boudreaux Receives the 2026 Medal for Editorial Excellence
Lee Boudreaux, Vice President and Executive Editor at Doubleday, has been awarded the Center for Fiction’s 2026 Medal for Editorial Excellence, a distinguished honor celebrating her outstanding editorial talent and enduring impact on the world of books.
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June 15, 2026Virginia Evans, Author of THE CORRESPONDENT, Wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
Announced live from Bedford Square Gardens in London, England, Virginia Evans’ THE CORRESPONDENT (Crown) is the winner of the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction.
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June 4, 2026There’s a Book for That: PRIDE
Happy Pride Month! June, 2026 marks the 56th annual LGBTQ+ Pride tradition. The first Pride march in New York City was held on June 28, 1970 on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan – a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.
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May 13, 2026Spotlighting Our James Beard Media Award Nominees
Each year, the James Beard Media Awards® celebrate the very best in food storytelling. The Book Awards honor cookbooks and other nonfiction food and beverage titles. We’re thrilled to share that sixteen Penguin Random House titles have been nominated!
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May 7, 2026The Best in Mystery: Our 2026 Edgar Awards Winners
Mystery Writers of America recently announced the winners of the 2026 Edgar Allen Poe Awards, honoring outstanding mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2025. We’re proud to share that three Penguin Random House titles were recognized across six categories!
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May 5, 2026Our Pulitzer Prize Winner: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US by Brian Goldstone
On Monday, May 4, the Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious awards in American letters, were announced by Administrator Marjorie Miller via livestream. We’re thrilled to share that Penguin Random House author Brian Goldstone‘s THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US was honored with a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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April 29, 2026Basketball Superstar Caitlin Clark to Publish Debut Children’s Picture Book With RHCB
Caitlin Clark, one of the most celebrated basketball players of all time and a generational sports icon, has written a children’s book that will be published by Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, it was announced on Tuesday, April 28.
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April 25, 2026Celebrating Instant #1 NYT Bestseller Sheinelle Jones and THROUGH MOM’S EYES
2026 is the year of Sheinelle Jones. Earlier this year, she was named co-host of the fourth hour of TODAY alongside Jenna Bush Hager. Last week, she celebrated another huge career milestone with the release of her highly anticipated debut book THROUGH MOM’S EYES (Putnam; published 4/14/26), which debuted at #1 on the New York Times Advice, How-To & Misc. bestseller list!
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