Penguin Random House Books Featured in Apple’s “Best of the Year So Far” List!

Apple just released its “Best Books of the Year So Far” list—and we’re thrilled to share that nearly half of the picks (9 out of 20) are from Penguin Random House! If you haven’t read them yet, now’s the perfect time to see what all the buzz is about! Check out the Penguin Random House

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Celebrating Our Six James Beard Media Award Winners!

Our books brought the flavor to the 2025 James Beard Awards! On Saturday, June 14, the 2025 James Beard Media Awards honored the country’s top food media talents. Penguin Random House earned six awards in the Book Awards category, which recognizes outstanding cookbooks and nonfiction food or beverage titles published in 2024! Take a look

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Charlie Mackesy’s 4 Unlikely Friends Are Wandering Through the Wilds Again 🌳💫

Check out the reveal HERE! +++ About the Author: British artist, illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his career as a cartoonist, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. His award-winning work has been featured in books, galleries, school classrooms, hospital wards, prisons and public spaces around the world. The Boy, the Mole,

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Grab Your Sunscreen & Your New Favorite Beach Read 🏖️

A beach trip is the perfect time to dive headfirst into a new book, and with us, there’s no shortage of excellent choices to keep you entertained under the sun. Whether you prefer thrilling mysteries, heartwarming romances, or enchanting fantasy tales, there’s something for everyone. From the suspenseful twists of a gripping detective novel to

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Announcing Penguin Random House’s 2025 Pulitzer Prize Winners 🥇

On Monday, May 5, three Penguin Random House authors were honored with a Pulitzer Prize. Established in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes are the most prestigious awards in American letters. To date, PRH has 143 Pulitzer Prize winners, including William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Josh Steinbeck, Ron Chernow, Anne Applebaum, Colson Whitehead, and many more. Take a look at our 2025 Pulitzer Prize

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Announcing Penguin Random House’s 2024 National Book Award Winners 🎉

We’re proud to announce our PRH authors won in three of the five award categories: Young People’s Literature – KAREEM BETWEEN by Shifa Saltagi Safadi Nonfiction – SOLDIERS AND KINGS: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De León Fiction – JAMES by Percival Everett Please join us in a heartfelt congratulations for these Penguin Random House authors, publishers, editors, and

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George Takei Announces New Graphic Memoir, IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI

Top Shelf Productions is proud to announce It Rhymes With Takei — a new full-color graphic memoir from the team behind George Takei’s award-winning bestseller They Called Us Enemy, telling the untold story of his journey from closeted actor to international gay icon. Scheduled for publication in June 2025, It Rhymes With Takei will offer

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Nihar Interviews Global PRH Author Yuval Noah Harari at the Frankfurt Book Fair

On Wednesday, October 16, Penguin Random House colleagues attending the Frankfurt Book Fair were surprised with special author guest Yuval Noah Harari at the annual PRH reception that Nihar Malaviya, CEO of Penguin Random House, hosts each year in our German company’s fair booth. Harari’s most recent book NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone

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Celebrating MS. RACHEL’S Children’s Book Debut With a 5,000 Book Donation to Save the Children!

To celebrate the September 24, 2024 launch of MS. RACHEL AND THE SPECIAL SURPRISE! and the broader publishing collaboration with Random House Children’s Books, Penguin Random House is donating 5,000 books to Save the Children’s early education programs in rural America. This donation also marks the 10-year anniversary of Penguin Random House and Save the Children working together as charitable partners!

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PRH Audio Shines: Three Audiobooks Make Spotify’s “Best Audiobooks of the Year So Far” List

This week, Spotify released their “Best Audiobooks of the Year So Far” collection and we are ecstatic to share that three audiobooks published by Penguin Random House Audio were represented on the list! The three audiobooks included on Spotify’s 2024 list encompassed a wide range of genres and interests, including historical fiction, romance, and mystery.

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George R.R. Martin Reveals Repackaged Game of Thrones Covers!

It’s officially here! In a blog post, George R.R. Martin revealed a gorgeous revamp of A Game of Thrones, including classic mass market editions of A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. The books inside the box have brand new covers. The mass market and trade paperback boxed

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