THE HILL WE CLIMB by Amanda Gorman Debuts at #1 on the NYT Bestseller List

Amanda Gorman’s THE HILL WE CLIMB: An Inaugural Poem for the Country, a jacketed hardcover edition of her stirring presidential inaugural poem, featuring a foreword by Oprah Winfrey, has debuted at #1 on the New York Times adult fiction, USA Today, and Indie hardcover fiction bestsellers lists, with the highest week-one sales of any poetry book ever published.  The collectible, hardcover

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Marvel And Penguin Random House Announce Exclusive Worldwide Multi-Year Agreement To Distribute Marvel Comics And Graphic Novels

Originally posted on global.penguinrandomhouse.com Penguin Random House Publisher Services will begin Marvel’s Direct Market distribution this October New Marvel comics will continue to be available on Wednesdays at comic shops everywhere International Direct Market Comic Retailers are welcome to download our information kit here and can contact us at  internationalsales@penguinrandomhouse.com for more information Marvel Comics

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Your Guide to Penguin Random House Virtual Events: Updated Weekly

Worldwide, readers are seeking the comforts of books and live storytelling during this time when we are physically apart, so connecting readers with books and authors is more important than ever.  To help, Penguin Random House is now hosting a wide variety of virtual events each day. Click here to find a partial listing of upcoming events.

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Bill Gates’s HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER: On Sale Today!

In HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. In this book, he explains not only why we need to

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ALA Award Winners!

Wonderful news from the January 25 session of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, an annual convocation, held virtually this year, dear to the nation’s library community. One of its most anticipated highlights is the bestowal of numerous prizes and recognition for previous year’s children’s and young adult fiction and nonfiction deemed to be of resonant literary and cultural importance. Chief among them is the Newbery Medal, awarded yearly to “the most distinguished American children’s book.” This year’s Newbery Medal went to WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER by Tae Keller.

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