Media and Publicity
Learn more about Penguin Random House, and our authors and their books. Scroll down and click the links below to read recent news stories, social media posts, and press releases.
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June 13, 2024There’s a Book for That: Father’s Day
Sunday, June 16, is Father’s Day. Like all profound relationships, the one between father and child is complex. To honor the fathers in our lives, as well as reflect that complexity, we’ve gathered the following new and acclaimed books about fatherhood – to read, share, give – for all ages.
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June 12, 2024Our 2024 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winners
On Sunday, June 8th, the 2024 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winners were announced. As a delightful (and delicious) surprise, five Penguin Random House titles were honored in the Book Awards category.
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June 11, 2024Join PRH & Save the Children to Make Summer Fair
2024 marks the significant milestone of our decade-long collaboration with Save the Children, a partnership that has been dedicated to fostering a shared commitment to engaging the next generation of readers. Together, we have strived to ensure that children, both in the United States and worldwide, have equitable access to books.
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June 4, 2024Blue Star Press Acquires Sasquatch Books, Expanding Strategic Partnership with Penguin Random House
Blue Star Press, an independent publisher based in Bend, Oregon, is pleased to announce that as part of its ongoing partnership with Penguin Random House, it has entered into a 10-year extension of its sales and distribution agreement and acquired Sasquatch Books. The deal was announced today by Peter Licalzi, CEO, Blue Star Press, and Jeff Abraham, President of Publishing Operations, Technology, and Services, Penguin Random House. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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June 3, 2024Announcing the 2024 Creative Writing Award Winners & $10,000 Scholarship Recipients
Six exceptional public high school seniors from across the country have been chosen as winners of the 2024 Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, a national grassroots organization that advocates for diversity in children’s literature. This year marks the first time the Freedom of Expression Award has been presented.
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May 30, 2024There’s a Book for That: Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, observed at this time each year since 1949, when it was established by Mental Health America. America is in the midst of a mental health crisis. It’s more important than ever to reduce the stigma around mental health struggles so that people are more willing to ask for help.
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May 28, 2024NYTBR’s “Best Books of the Year (So Far)”: 6 of 7 Fiction, 3 of 5 Nonfiction Are Ours
With the weather getting sunnier and warmer, Summer is arriving, at last. With Summer, naturally, comes Summer Reading, which the New York Times Book Review ushers in every first Sunday in June with its much-anticipated Summer Reading issue of books they recommend, published in the past half-year.
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May 17, 2024Friday Reads: Jewish American Heritage Month
In May we honor centuries of Jewish contributions to American culture and society for Jewish American Heritage Month. We’ve also included this year’s Jewish Book Award winners who were celebrated in March: Congratulations to our Penguin Random House authors!
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May 14, 2024PRH Canada & U.S. Literary Treasure, Alice Munro, Nobel Literature Laureate, Dies at 92
On May 14, 2024, Penguin Random House Canada shared the sad news that beloved Nobelist author Alice Munro has died at the age of 92 in her home in Port Hope, Ontario. In Canada, McClelland & Stewart has long been the proud publisher of Munro’s fiction and Penguin Canada is the longtime publisher of Alice Munro in paperback. In the U.S., Munro is published by Alfred A. Knopf and Vintage, where she was edited by Ann Close since 1978.
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May 9, 2024There’s a Book for That: Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Welcome May and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! In honor of the occasion, we are featuring the following recent and acclaimed fiction and nonfiction which recognizes the history, achievements and experiences of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
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