The Aspen Words Literary Prize is an “annual award for an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture,” according to the official website. The 2024 Shortlist showcases five fiction works, honoring two Penguin Random House titles: Chain-Gang All Stars, by Nana Kwame

The Audie Awards, presented by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), recognize “distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment,” according to the APA. On January 30, the 2024 Audies finalists were announced, including twenty nominations for Penguin Random House titles. On March 4, at the 2024 Audies Gala, six PRH titles received awards. Congratulations to our authors

Welcome to this month’s installment of In Case You Missed It! The thing you’ve missed? Cover Reveals! ICYMI: Cover Reveals is a round-up of all the upcoming cover reveals announced in the last month. This month, we enter again into the Star Wars universe, get treated to a new children’s book from actor Max Greenfield,

On February 15, the Women’s Prize announced their 2024 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist, including seven titles from Penguin Random House authors. This is the first ever Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, celebrating “exceptional narrative non-fiction by women” and promoting “excellence in writing, robust research, original narrative voices and accessibility,” according to their website. To be

Welcome to this month’s installment of In Case You Missed It! The thing you’ve missed? Cover Reveals! ICYMI: Cover Reveals is a round-up of all the upcoming cover reveals announced in the last month. This month, we have the latest addition to the Percy Jackson universe, a new romance from Nicholas Sparks, and titles spanning

On February 6, The PEN/Faulkner Foundation announced the longlist for the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, honoring “the best published works of fiction by American permanent residents in a calendar year,” according to the foundation. Four Penguin Random House titles received spots on the list of ten books. Five finalists from the longlist will be

According to the Mystery Writers of America, the 2024 Edgar Allan Poe awards honor “the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2023.” On January 18, the Edgars announced that eleven Penguin Random House titles were finalists across six different categories. The winners of the 78th Annual Edgar Awards will be

On January 25, the National Book Critics Circle announced that nine Penguin Random House titles were finalists for its 2023 awards. Additionally, Penguin Random House author Judy Blume has received the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. “Blume… has inspired generations of young readers by tackling the emotional turbulence of girlhood and adolescence with authenticity, candor

When the new year rolls around, there’s a lot to be excited about: Renewed goals (with “reading more” surely on everyone’s list), a fresh agenda, exciting plans, and – best of all – a new lineup of books! Penguin Random House has a pretty full roster, but I’ve done a deep-dive and come up with

Welcome to this month’s installment of In Case You Missed It! The thing you’ve missed? Cover Reveals! ICYMI: Cover Reveals is a round-up of all the upcoming cover reveals announced in the last month. In this month’s post, we’ve got an exciting cover reveal from author Natalie C. Parker!

Throughout the year, editors and staffers of the famed American magazine The New Yorker discuss the best books published weekly. Now that the end of the year is wrapping up, the staff has compiled their list of best books from the year into a dozen essentials across fiction and nonfiction. See below for that list!

Every year, the popular book-logging and book-reviewing platform Goodreads, owned by Amazon, releases its round of nominated books. According to Goodreads’ eligibility criteria, the site “analyzes statistics from the millions of books added, rated, and reviewed on Goodreads to nominate 20 books in each category.” Nominations are assorted in categories. This year’s categories are altered