THE GOOD LORD BIRD to become a limited series on Showtime

Starring Ethan Hawke as John Brown, this adaptation is based on the novel by James McBride.   Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction   Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist,

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Vulture shares a list of Must-Read Books for Women’s History Month (Recommended by Women Writers)

Penguin Random House is proud to highlight some of the amazing women from this article whose work we’re fortunate enough to share with the world. See some of their selections below.     Lisa See, author of The Island of Sea Women The Woman Warrior, by Maxine Hong Kingston   Amber Tamblyn, author of Era of Ignition:

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2019 PEN America Literary Awards

PEN America, the U.S. chapter of the world’s leading international literary-human rights organization, celebrated the winners of its 2019 Literary Awards on February 26, at a Manhattan ceremony.  Will Mackin’s short story collection, published by Random House, and three titles published by Penguin Random House Publisher Services publisher clients, took home prizes.  Vintage author Sandra Cisneros was presented

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