Penguin Random HouseOlivia Gatwood reads from her poetry collection, LIFE OF THE PARTY. Recorded live at The Bell House in Brooklyn. Read more about her book: http://bit.ly/2ZkA6xO
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Olivia Gatwood performs poems from LIFE OF THE PARTY | The Bell House, BrooklynPenguin Random House2019-09-05 | Olivia Gatwood reads from her poetry collection, LIFE OF THE PARTY. Recorded live at The Bell House in Brooklyn. Read more about her book: http://bit.ly/2ZkA6xO
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A debut book from Entertainment Weekly writer and former Out magazine editor Lester Fabian Brathwaite, Rage is a darkly comedic exploration of Blackness, queerness, and the American Dream, at a time when creative anger feels like the best response to inequality.
One romantic hopeful had greeted Lester Fabian Brathwaite on a dating app with this gem: “You into race play?” Being young, queer, gifted, and Black, Lester has found that his best tool for navigating American life is gallows humor. If you don’t laugh, you cry—or, you summon your inner rage. With biting wit, Lester’s book Rage interrogates all the ways that systemic racism and homophobia have shaped our society. All to pose that proverbial question: Can a gurl live?
Rage is one part memoir, one part cultural critique, one part live grenade. He contrasts his tragic-comedic love life with the ideals he had formed from bingeing (straight, white) Hollywood depictions. And he is quick to side-eye the misogyny and internalized homophobia that some people reveal in statements like “masc for masc” on dating profiles. Lester also dives deep into representations of queer life from RuPaul’s Drag Race to The Birdcage (Robin Williams was a snack in Versace), and explores our cultural understanding of Black genius through stories of James Baldwin, Whitney Houston, and Nina Simone.
Lester’s razor-sharp voice, coupled with his searing social commentary on topics such as dating, rejection, racism, sexuality, identity, and more, offer an increasingly divided world an engaging and original read.
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Check out Ben Macintyre's latest book, The Siege: bit.ly/4dD8BSY
A thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue attempts of our time—from the true-life espionage master and New York Times bestselling author of Operation Mincemeat and The Spy and the Traitor.
Check out David Grann's latest book, The Wager: bit.ly/3XuqP3z
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered.
As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. ___________________
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#killersoftheflowermoon #davidgrannbetter late than never 🤭📚Penguin Random House2024-08-19 | Sign up for the Penguin Random House newsletter to get more videos like this and tailored book recommendations: http://bit.ly/2k9u67A
Keanu Reeves and China Miéville (co-authors of THE BOOK OF ELSEWHERE) discuss their book vs the comic book of BRZRKR. Get the book: bit.ly/46zzgxe
About THE BOOK OF ELSEWHERE
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An “action-packed [and] profoundly stylish” (Los Angeles Times) epic from Keanu Reeves and China Miéville, unlike anything these two genre-bending pioneers have created before, inspired by the world of the BRZRKR comic books
“[The Book of Elsewhere is] a pulpy, adrenaline-fueled thriller, but it’s also a moody, experimental novel about mortality, the slippery nature of time, and what it means to be human.”—The New York Times
“An exceptionally innovative collaboration from two remarkable minds.”—William Gibson, author of Neuromancer
She said, We needed a tool. So I asked the gods.
There have always been whispers. Legends. The warrior who cannot be killed. Who’s seen a thousand civilizations rise and fall. He has had many names: Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. These days, he’s known simply as “B.”
And he wants to be able to die.
In the present day, a U.S. black-ops group has promised him they can help with that. And all he needs to do is help them in return. But when an all-too-mortal soldier comes back to life, the impossible event ultimately points toward a force even more mysterious than B himself. One at least as strong. And one with a plan all its own.
In a collaboration that combines Miéville’s singular style and creativity with Reeves’s haunting and soul-stirring narrative, these two inimitable artists have created something utterly unique, sure to delight existing fans and to create scores of new ones.
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#KeanuReeves #ChinaMiévilleWhat book made you fall in love with reading? #SDCCPenguin Random House2024-08-08 | Sign up for the Penguin Random House newsletter to get more videos like this and tailored book recommendations: http://bit.ly/2k9u67A
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An “action-packed [and] profoundly stylish” (Los Angeles Times) epic from Keanu Reeves and China Miéville, unlike anything these two genre-bending pioneers have created before, inspired by the world of the BRZRKR comic books
“[The Book of Elsewhere is] a pulpy, adrenaline-fueled thriller, but it’s also a moody, experimental novel about mortality, the slippery nature of time, and what it means to be human.”—The New York Times
“An exceptionally innovative collaboration from two remarkable minds.”—William Gibson, author of Neuromancer
She said, We needed a tool. So I asked the gods.
There have always been whispers. Legends. The warrior who cannot be killed. Who’s seen a thousand civilizations rise and fall. He has had many names: Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. These days, he’s known simply as “B.”
And he wants to be able to die.
In the present day, a U.S. black-ops group has promised him they can help with that. And all he needs to do is help them in return. But when an all-too-mortal soldier comes back to life, the impossible event ultimately points toward a force even more mysterious than B himself. One at least as strong. And one with a plan all its own.
In a collaboration that combines Miéville’s singular style and creativity with Reeves’s haunting and soul-stirring narrative, these two inimitable artists have created something utterly unique, sure to delight existing fans and to create scores of new ones.
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#KeanuReeves #ChinaMiévilleIn 3 seconds: name a book that starts with ThePenguin Random House2024-08-07 | Sign up for the Penguin Random House newsletter to get more videos like this and tailored book recommendations: http://bit.ly/2k9u67A
From visionary director Jon M. Chu comes a powerful, inspiring memoir of belonging, creativity, and learning to see who you really are.
“A must-read for aspiring artists and dreamers of all kinds.”—Ava DuVernay
Long before he directed Wicked, In The Heights, or the groundbreaking film Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M. Chu was a movie-obsessed first-generation Chinese American, helping at his parents’ Chinese restaurant in Silicon Valley and forever facing the cultural identity crisis endemic to children of immigrants. Growing up on the cutting edge of twenty-first-century technology gave Chu the tools he needed to make his mark at USC film school, and to be discovered by Steven Spielberg, but he soon found himself struggling to understand who he was. In this book, for the first time, Chu turns the lens on his own life and work, telling the universal story of questioning what it means when your dreams collide with your circumstances, and showing how it’s possible to succeed even when the world changes beyond all recognition.
With striking candor and unrivaled insights, Chu offers a firsthand account of the collision of Silicon Valley and Hollywood—what it’s been like to watch his old world shatter and reshape his new one. Ultimately, Viewfinder is about reckoning with your own story, becoming your most creative self, and finding a path all your own.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jon M. Chu is known for his visually stunning blockbuster films, including In the Heights and Crazy Rich Asians, which was nominated for numerous awards, including two Golden Globe Awards, one for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy; a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble; a PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures; and four Critics Choice Awards, winning one for Best Comedy. Born the youngest of five children in Los Altos, California, Chu continues to use the influences of his childhood (family, technology, food, music, and movement) to tell personal stories in a variety of mediums that connect with audiences from around the world.
Jeremy McCarter is the co-author, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton: The Revolution. He is the author of Young Radicals, the founder of the acclaimed audio storytelling company Make-Believe Association, and the literary executor of the novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder.
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What do you do when you don’t fit in? You stand out! These authors know that what’s different is interesting. Comic-Con special guest Meggie Ramm (Batcat) joins Yoon Ha Lee (Moonstorm), Faith Schaffer (The Worst Ronin), Maggie Tokuda-Hall (The Worst Ronin), and Justine Pucella Winans (The Otherwoods) to talk about why it's time to let the misfits shine. Moderated by Christy Hayes (BookCrushin).
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From lady knights to fierce assassins to vigilante superheroes, these characters know their way around deadly weaponry. Alexandra Bracken (The Mirror of Beasts), Mai Corland (Five Broken Blades), Lev Grossman (The Bright Sword), and K.X. Song (The Night Ends with Fire) discuss characters of action who are primed and ready for battle. Moderated by Haydee Smith (UCSD).
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We’ve all heard "the book was better." Bestselling authors Nicola Yoon (One of Our Kind), Lev Grossman (The Bright Sword), Tiffany D. Jackson (Storm: Dawn of a Goddess), Adam Christopher (Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town), and Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade) hold an in-depth discussion about book-inspired films and TV shows, film-inspired books, and all that goes into adapting stories for different mediums.
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Bestselling authors Kiersten White (Hide) and Heather Walter (Malice) take a deep dive into Kiersten’s career, their writing lives, and the gothy geekery that inspires them both in this one-on-one interview and Q&A session.
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It's time to take a fresh look at classic tales. Authors Alexene Farol Follmuth (Twelfth Knight), Christina Lauren (Tangled Up in You; The Paradise Problem), Nikki Payne (Sex, Lies, and Sensibility), and Scarlett St. Clair (A Touch of Chaos) share how they take famous stories from once-upon-a-time to a whole new happily ever after. Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy's Jenni Marchisotto.
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This panel dedicated to the damsels dishing out distress features CJ Leede (American Rapture), Rachel Howzell Hall (The Last One), and Comic-Con special guests Cecy Robson (Bloodguard) and Kiersten White (Lucy Undying) discussing writing powerful female characters who aren't afraid of committing a few wrongs to make things right. Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy's Michelle Bucud.
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Lean into the darkness with Adalyn Grace (Wisteria), Sarah Hawley (A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon), Brigid Kemmerer (Destroy the Day), Raven Kennedy (Gild), and Angela Montoya (Sinner's Isle). From demons to witches, to death itself, these authors create protagonists who don't just face the shadows, they embrace them and bend darkness to their wills. Moderated by Dr. Jeanelle Horcasitas (educator, technical writer, and speculative futurist).
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Comics and graphic novels offer more than just entertaining dialogue. They’re also an incredible medium for using illustration to explore complex themes and convey heartfelt emotions. Graphic novelists Meghan Boehman (Dear Rosie), Rachael Briner (Dear Rosie), Jose Pimienta (Twin Cities), and Katie Cook (Nothing Special: Volume One) have a thoughtful conversation about all that goes into illustrating stories centered around meaningful topics such as navigating relationships, grieving a loss, or combating peer pressure. Moderated by Whitney Leopard (executive editor, Random House Graphic).
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Take to the skies with a panel dedicated to the mythical creatures that have inspired fear and awe across the globe for centuries: dragons. Jenn Lyons (The Sky on Fire), Ken Bebelle (Blood Jade), Robin Hobb (Farseer Trilogy), and Comic-Con special guest Naomi Novik discuss what it's like to bring these magical and mercurial beings to life. Moderated by Mysterious Galaxy's Matthew Berger.
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What happens when the ties that bind families together begin to fray, tangle, or constrict? Comic-Con special guest Thien Pham (Family Style), Eddie Ahn (Advocate), Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs (Ghost Roast), and Adam Nimoy (The Most Human) discuss using art to explore how families—both fictional and real—are shaped by fame, fears, food, and, sometimes, phantasms. Moderated by librarian Judy Prince-Neeb (Torrance Public Library).
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Bestselling authors Kelley Armstrong (Bitten, A Rip Through Time), Lev Grossman (The Magicians, The Bright Sword), Jonathan Maberry (Kagan the Damned, NectroTek), and Comic-Con special guest Kiersten White (Hide, Mister Magic) discuss writing contemporary (urban) fantasy. Moderated by Henry Herz (Wink, I Am Gravity).
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The penguins are in the house and they have the perfect new book recs for you! Discover the buzziest books of the year from Penguin Random House staff members Andrew Taets (Penguin Publishing), Madison Furr (Random House Children's), Maya Fenter (Random House), Matthew Sciarappa (Knopf Doubleday), Kaitlin Ketchum (Ten Speed Graphic), and Brittanie Black (Penguin Random House Audio).
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Bestselling authors Allison Saft (A Dark and Drowning Tide), Heather Walter (The Crimson Crown), and Kiersten White (Lucy Undying: A Dracula Story) discuss their upcoming sapphic fantasy-romance novels. They will discuss their influences and inspirations, as well as the joy of imagining fresh new fantastical stories celebrating F/F relationships and love. Moderated by Tricia Narwani.
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Dungeons & Dragons is celebrating 50 years, from countless hours of adventures and storytelling, new editions and book releases, to the rising tabletop entertainment and pop culture takeover. Industry experts Anjali Bhimani (Desi Quest, Critical Role), Kailey Bray (producer), Luke Gygax (founder, Gary Con), Jim Zub (author, Dungeons & Dragons, IDW Publishing), and Matt Forbeck (writer, game designer, Endless Quest) share how Dungeons & Dragons has taken its place on top of the pop culture dungeon. Moderated by Ross Thompson.
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#dungeonsanddragons #SDCCHolly Jackson reveals one of the secrets to writing mysteries!Penguin Random House2024-07-18 | Check out Holly's latest book, The Reappearance of Rachel Price: bit.ly/3ywqfYQ
About THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and Five Survive comes a gripping mystery thriller following one teen’s search for the truth about her mother’s shocking disappearance—and even more shocking reappearance—during the filming of a true crime documentary.
Lights. Camera. Lies.
Eighteen-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on.
But the case is dredged up from the past when the Price family agrees to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.
Rachel has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. Unbelievable, because Bel isn’t sure it’s real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? And—could she be dangerous? With the cameras still rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother, and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead . . .
From world-renowned author Holly Jackson comes a mind-blowing masterpiece about one girl’s search for the truth, and the terror in finding out who your family really is.
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Subscribe to PRH: youtube.com/channel/UC4OnzY1OgwUE0XPAHpqlcvQ?sub_confirmation=1 PRH on Facebook: facebook.com/PenguinRandomHouse PRH on Twitter: twitter.com/penguinrandom PRH on Tumblr: penguinrandomhouse.tumblr.com PRH on Instagram: instagram.com/penguinrandomhouse PRH on Pinterest: pinterest.com/penguinrandomwe had a blast at our #PrideInYourWords zine launch party last month 🌈 prh.com/pridereads for more!Penguin Random House2024-07-03 | We were thrilled to celebrate Pride Month at Housing Works Bookstore a few weeks ago with the launch party for this year’s Pride in Your Words Zine! The third edition of our annual zine, created in partnership with the PRH LGBTQ+ Network, features excerpts from queer authors, spotlights on queer book clubs and banned books, an LGBTQ+ reading list, and more. Each zine also comes with an exclusive sticker set celebrating queer stories, commissioned from artists at the queer-owned and -operated High Hopes Tattoo. Attendees at the event were able to pick up free copies of the zine and stickers, make their own zines at our zine-making station, and get a free (real!) tattoo from the artists of High Hopes Tattoo.
You can download a free digital copy of the zine and sticker sheet, plus find hundreds of LGBTQ+ book recommendations for Pride Month and year-round at PRH.com/PrideReads!
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Special author appearances from: Sarah MacLean (KNOCK OUT) Nikki Payne (SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY) Danica Nava (THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO EMBER) Ashley Poston (THE DEAD ROMANTICS)
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About ONE-STAR ROMANCE
A struggling writer is forced to walk down the aisle at her best friend’s wedding with the man who gave her book a very public one-star rating in this fresh romantic comedy from Laura Hankin.
Natalie and Rob couldn’t have less in common. Nat’s a messy artist, and Rob’s a rigid academic. The only thing they share is their devotion to their respective best friends—who just got engaged. Still, unexpected chemistry has Natalie cautiously optimistic about being maid of honor to Rob’s best man.
Until, minutes before the ceremony, Nat learns that Rob wrote a one-star review of her new novel, which has them both reeling: Nat from imposter syndrome, and Rob over the reason he needed to write it.
When the reception ends, these two opposites hope they’ll never meet again. But, as they slip from their twenties into their thirties, they’re forced together whenever their fast-track best friends celebrate another milestone. Through housewarmings and christenings, life-changing triumphs and failures, Natalie and Rob grapple with their own choices—and how your harshest critic can become your perfectly imperfect match.
After all, even the truest love stories sometimes need a bit of rewriting.
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#LauraHankin #OneStarRomanceHolly Jackson on the Characters (and Suspects) of THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICEPenguin Random House2024-06-05 | Lights. Camera. Lies. Can you name your Price(s)? Author Holly Jackson gives us the low-down on the Price family, and what they might be hiding... Get the book: bit.ly/3ynXnBV
About THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and Five Survive comes a gripping mystery thriller following one teen’s search for the truth about her mother’s shocking disappearance—and even more shocking reappearance—during the filming of a true crime documentary.
Eighteen-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on.
But the case is dredged up from the past when the Price family agrees to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.
Rachel has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. Unbelievable, because Bel isn’t sure it’s real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? And—could she be dangerous? With the cameras still rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother, and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead . . .
From world-renowned author Holly Jackson comes a mind-blowing masterpiece about one girl’s search for the truth, and the terror in finding out who your family really is.
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#Mysteries #HollyJacksonHolly Jackson Breaks Down How She Writes Mystery ThrillersPenguin Random House2024-06-03 | Holly Jackson, the bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and most recently, The Reappearance of Rachel Price, walks us through her step-by-step process for writing page-turning mystery thrillers. Get out your notepads!
00:00 - Intro 00:12 - Where to Begin 00:52 - The Plot 01:40 - Structure 02:29 - The Setting 03:10 - Pacing 03:45 - The Twist
Check out Holly's latest book, The Reappearance of Rachel Price: bit.ly/3ywqfYQ
ABOUT THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and Five Survive comes a gripping mystery thriller following one teen’s search for the truth about her mother’s shocking disappearance—and even more shocking reappearance—during the filming of a true crime documentary.
Lights. Camera. Lies.
Eighteen-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on.
But the case is dredged up from the past when the Price family agrees to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.
Rachel has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. Unbelievable, because Bel isn’t sure it’s real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? And—could she be dangerous? With the cameras still rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother, and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead . . .
From world-renowned author Holly Jackson comes a mind-blowing masterpiece about one girl’s search for the truth, and the terror in finding out who your family really is.
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TAGS #HollyJackson #booktube #mysteryReacting to Famous Department Store Scenes with expert Julie Satow | Mad Men, Carol, Mrs. MaiselPenguin Random House2024-05-22 | Journalist and department store expert Julie Satow tells us what these famous cinematic stores got right (and what they got wrong)! Learn more about the glamour and power at the dawn of American fashion in her newest book, WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE. Get the book: bit.ly/4aTzmB7
About WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE
A glittering portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them, from the award-winning author of The Plaza.
The twentieth century American department store: a palace of consumption where every wish could be met under one roof – afternoon tea, a stroll through the latest fashions, a wedding (or funeral) planned. It was a place where women, shopper and shopgirl alike, could stake out a newfound independence. Whether in New York or Chicago or on Main Street, USA, men owned the buildings, but inside, women ruled.
In this hothouse atmosphere, three women rose to the top. In the 1930s, Hortense Odlum of Bonwit Teller came to her husband’s department store as a housewife tasked with attracting more shoppers like herself, and wound up running the company. Dorothy Shaver of Lord & Taylor championed American designers during World War II–before which US fashions were almost exclusively Parisian copies–becoming the first businesswoman to earn a $1 million salary. And in the 1960s Geraldine Stutz of Henri Bendel re-invented the look of the modern department store. With a preternatural sense for trends, she inspired a devoted following of ultra-chic shoppers as well as decades of copycats.
In When Women Ran Fifth Avenue, journalist Julie Satow draws back the curtain on three visionaries who took great risks, forging new paths for the women who followed in their footsteps. This stylish account, rich with personal drama and trade secrets, captures the department store in all its glitz, decadence, and fun, and showcases the women who made that beautifully curated world go round.
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TAGS #JulieSatow #ReactSketching a Bird with author Amy TanPenguin Random House2024-05-07 | Author Amy Tan sits down for a peaceful moment to draw a dark-eyed junco and reflect on the beautiful lives of the simplest birds. Read more Backyard Bird Chronicles in her newest book: bit.ly/3WgQInd
About THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club • With a foreword by David Allen Sibley
“Unexpected and spectacular” —Ann Patchett, best-selling author of These Precious Days
“The drawings and essays in this book do a lot more than just describe the birds. They carry a sense of discovery through observation and drawing, suggest the layers of patterns in the natural world, and emphasize a deep personal connection between the watcher and the watched. The birds that inhabit Amy Tan’s backyard seem a lot like the characters in her novels.” —David Allen Sibley, from the foreword
Tracking the natural beauty that surrounds us, The Backyard Bird Chronicles maps the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches. With boundless charm and wit, author Amy Tan charts her foray into birding and the natural wonders of the world.
In 2016, Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds visiting her yard. But what began as an attempt to find solace turned into something far greater—an opportunity to savor quiet moments during a volatile time, connect to nature in a meaningful way, and imagine the intricate lives of the birds she admired.
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TAGS #AmyTan #BirdsIn Conversation: Jim VandeHei presents JUST THE GOOD STUFFPenguin Random House2024-05-06 | Join Axios cofounders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen as they discuss Jim’s unique career path from almost dropping out of college to cofounding two of the biggest modern news outlets, Politico and Axios, and the lessons he’s learned along the way.
Get Jim VandeHei's book JUST THE GOOD STUFF: bit.ly/3JMWZzs
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TAGS #JimVandeHei #AxiosAuthor Eve J. Chung on Family Legacy in DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONGPenguin Random House2024-04-30 | Author Eve J. Chung sits down to discuss her debut novel, DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG, based on her family story of a mother and her daughters’ harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China. Get the book: bit.ly/3UiAyqF
About DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG
Daughters are the Ang family’s curse.
In 1948, civil war ravages the Chinese countryside, but in rural Shandong, the wealthy, landowning Angs are more concerned with their lack of an heir. Hai is the eldest of four girls and spends her days looking after her sisters. Headstrong Di, who is just a year younger, learns to hide in plain sight, and their mother—abused by the family for failing to birth a boy—finds her own small acts of rebellion in the kitchen. As the Communist army closes in on their town, the rest of the prosperous household flees, leaving behind the girls and their mother because they view them as useless mouths to feed.
Without an Ang male to punish, the land-seizing cadres choose Hai, as the eldest child, to stand trial for her family’s crimes. She barely survives their brutality. Realizing the worst is yet to come, the women plan their escape. Starving and penniless but resourceful, they forge travel permits and embark on a thousand-mile journey to confront the family that abandoned them.
From the countryside to the bustling city of Qingdao, and onward to British Hong Kong and eventually Taiwan, they witness the changing tide of a nation and the plight of multitudes caught in the wake of revolution. But with the loss of their home and the life they’ve known also comes new freedom—to take hold of their fate, to shake free of the bonds of their gender, and to claim their own story.
Told in assured, evocative prose, with impeccably drawn characters, Daughters of Shandong is a hopeful, powerful story about the resilience of women in war; the enduring love between mothers, daughters, and sisters; and the sacrifices made to lift up future generations.
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ABOUT THE GARDEN NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE LA TMES AND LIT HUB
The discovery of a secret garden with unknown powers fuels this page-turning and psychologically thrilling tale of women yearning to become mothers and the ways the female body has always been policed and manipulated, from the award-winning author of The Illness Lesson (“A masterpiece” – Elizabeth Gilbert)
In 1948, Irene Willard, who’s had five previous miscarriages in a quest to give her beloved husband the child he desperately desires and is now pregnant again, comes to an isolated house-cum-hospital in the Berkshires, run by a husband-and-wife team of doctors who are pioneering a cure for her condition. Warily, she enlists herself in the efforts of the Doctors Hall to “rectify the maternal environment,” both physical and psychological. In the meantime, she also discovers a long-forgotten walled garden on the spacious grounds, a place imbued with its own powers and pulls. As the doctors’ plans begin to crumble, Irene and her fellow patients make a desperate bid to harness the power of the garden for themselves—and must face the incalculable risks associated with such incalculable rewards.
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An empowering story about a girl who turns her performance jitters into confidence when faced with singing a solo at her school concert. Inspired by the childhood experience of award-winning actress Phillipa Soo who originated the role of Eliza in Hamilton.
Piper Chen loves nothing more than to sing. She sings to the sun, and she sings to the moon. She sings to her stuffed animals and with the birds outside her window. So, when her music teacher asks if Piper would like to sing a solo in her school’s Spring Sing, all she can say is “yes!” But as practice continues, doubt and worry creep in and Piper’s confidence wavers. She feels like butterflies are having a dance party in her belly. At home, Piper finds Nai Nai, her grandmother, at the piano. They’ve always shared a love of music, and Piper knows if anyone can help her through the unsettling feeling in her stomach and to shine her brightest at the Spring Concert, it’s Nai Nai.
First time picture book writers and sisters-in-law, Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran along with acclaimed illustrator Qin Leng have created a cheerful intergenerational and stunning story that inspires confidence in the face of nervousness
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TAGS #PhillipaSoo #broadwayJennifer Baker Asks What if Your Victim Chose Your Punishment? in FORGIVE ME NOT | Inside the BookPenguin Random House2024-02-27 | Author Jennifer Baker joins INSIDE THE BOOK to discuss the inspiration and implications of her novel, FORGIVE ME NOT, a searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, where one teen in detention weighs what she is willing to endure for forgiveness. Get the book: bit.ly/3ONGqpW
About FORGIVE ME NOT
All it took was one night and one bad decision for fifteen-year-old Violetta Chen-Samuels’ life to go off the rails. After driving drunk and causing the accident that kills her little sister, Violetta is incarcerated. Under the juvenile justice system, her fate lies in the hands of those she’s wronged—her family. With their forgiveness, she could go home. But without it? Well . . .
Denied their forgiveness, Violetta is now left with two options, neither good—remain in juvenile detention for an uncertain sentence or participate in the Trials. The Trials are no easy feat, but if she succeeds, she could regain both her freedom and what she wants most of all: her family’s love. In her quest to prove her remorse, Violetta is forced to confront not only her family’s grief, but her own—and the question of whether their forgiveness is more important than forgiving herself.
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TAGS #insidethebook #forgivemenotCleo Wade on the Power of Change, Poetry, and Love in REMEMBER LOVE | INSIDE THE BOOKPenguin Random House2024-02-22 | New York Times bestselling author Cleo Wade discusses her book REMEMBER LOVE, a collection of prose and poetry that explores how we can find light in periods of lostness, love for ourselves after heartbreak, okay-ness in the midst of change, and strength in letting go. Get the book: bit.ly/3I4oIdW
About REMEMBER LOVE
How do we find steadiness within ourselves in the midst of dizzying personal and global change?
At a time when many of us feel overwhelmed by fear and isolation, Cleo Wade’s Remember Love offers intimate, uplifting words that anchor, nurture, and make us feel less alone.
She shares that the heart work we do for ourselves is not done to avoid the tough stuff—periods of lostness, self-doubt, depression, grief, heartbreak, and anxiety. Wade instead suggests that to live is to get lost, and it’s our task, our great privilege, to learn to love ourselves so that we can handle these periods and our discomfort does not block our healing. Remember Love reminds us that lostness is not our permanent state but a starting point for self-discovery, connection, and growth.
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