Masha Gessen wins 2017 National Book Award for Nonfiction

Masha Gessen, author of THE FUTURE IS HISTORY, was honored Wednesday night at a ceremony in Manhattan with the National Book Award for Nonfiction, continuing a cherished, time-honored connection for Penguin Random House authors with one of America’s most coveted literary prizes. THE FUTURE IS HISTORY: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen (Riverhead Books Hardcover

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You Can’t Spell America Without Me (A So-Called Parody) by Alec Baldwin & Kurt Andersen

YOU CAN’T SPELL AMERICA WITHOUT ME: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump (A So-Called Parody) by Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen. Political satire as deeper truth: Donald Trump’s presidential memoir, as recorded by two world-renowned Trump scholars, and experts on greatness generally. Here is a look between the covers: “I

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Nnedi Okorafor to write a story for Marvel’s Black Panther series

This week Nnedi Okorafor announced that she will be writing a story for Marvel’s Black Panther series, picking up where author Ta-Nehisi Coates left off! Read more on CNN here. The new story will be three-issues and will be titled Black Panther: Long Live the King, according to her announcement on Twitter: I’ll be writing a 3-issue (so

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See Our Books Adapted for the Big Screen This Autumn: Watch Their Previews

Several motion pictures based on Penguin Random House books are debuting on theater screens across the world this fall, beginning this weekend and continuing into the pre-holiday season.  Our hope is that the old adage – “see the movie, read the book” – will continue to prevail among filmgoers. Please see local listings for international

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MAZE RUNNER: DEATH CURE first movie trailer revealed

The first MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE trailer was revealed this week on TV and online! You can watch here   BUZZFEED also released a first look at images from Twentieth Century Fox’s MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE film! Click here for more.   The movie stars Kaya Scodelario, Dylan O’Brien, Walton Goggins and Ki Hong Lee and begins a staggered worldwide release 25

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