Riverhead Author Kamila Shamsie Wins the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Riverhead author Kamila Shamsie has won the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel, HOME FIRE, it was announced at a ceremony in London on Wednesday, June 6. This annual award, now in its 23rd year, celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women throughout the world. “In the end we chose the

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Cover Art, Title, and On-Sale Date of Ransom Riggs’ Next Book Revealed

Dutton Books for Young Readers is publishing Ransom Riggs’ A MAP OF DAYS: The Fourth Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children on October 2, 2018.   USA Today broke this news Thursday afternoon, when the national newspaper also unveiled the book’s cover art (see below) and spoke with Riggs about what fans can expect in this next installation of the internationally

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June Children’s Hot Titles

Nyxia, A Reaper at the Gates, Smoke in the Sun… need we say more? So many great titles heading your way this June! But there’s even more to look forward to. The paperback edition of Warcross will be here, and the first young adult novel by Marisha Pessel. Check out the rest below!   Order Form: Childrens_HotTitles_June_2018

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June Adult Hot Titles

We have lots of juicy new titles in store for you this June! The export edition of The Rooster Bar, exciting thrillers, movie tie-ins, a Zelda encyclopedia, and the release of Florida by Lauren Groff. See the rest below!   Order form: Adult_HotTitles_June_2018

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Jacqueline Woodson Named 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate

Penguin Random House author Jacqueline Woodson was named the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate, the world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature. The prize amounts to 5 million Swedish krona (approximately $613,000).  Woodson is the author of more than thirty books, including novels, poetry and picture books. One of her most lauded titles is

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May Children’s Hot Titles

Big authors, big books!! May brings many children and young adult titles you won’t want to miss! We have LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff, the paperback editions of We Were Liars and City of Saints and Thieves, and a new middle grade series by Liane Moriarty. Check out everything below! OH and of course.. we now have I am a Kitten and I

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May Adult Hot Titles

Happy May! Books to look forward to this May include: a mesmerizing new literary work by Michael Ondaatje, bestselling author of The English Patient; the MM edition of Canto Bight that’s just in time for Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you); and a whole host of titles perfect for those summer beach days. Check

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