Mary Oliver published her first book, No Voyage, in London in 1963, at the age of twenty-eight. The author of more than 20 collections, she was cherished by readers, and was the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for American Primitive, and the 1992 National Book Award for New and Selected Poems,

Penguin Random House is proud to present these new titles and perennial favorites selected for college-level History and Literature courses!      

National Science Fiction Day takes place on January 2nd each year. Corresponding with the birth date of famed sci-fi author Isaac Asimov, it’s a day to celebrate great science fiction of the past and present.   In honor of this unofficial holiday, we put together an infographic that takes a look at moments when science

Professors of English, rhetoric, and composition share their thoughts on The Writer’s Practice. “Think you can’t write? John Warner disagrees. In his carefully plotted guide to better writing, Warner argues that with focused practice, you CAN improve. So can your students. The Writer’s Practice offers an easy-to-follow series of lessons that, while prompting you to write,