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Lauren Dane

As a stay-at-home mom, Lauren Dane had lots of conversations in a singsong voice but no real outlet for adult thoughts and words. Armed with a secondhand laptop, she decided to “give that writing thing a serious go.”   Nearly a decade and several dozen books later, including the Brown Family novels and the Delicious series, she’s well aware of her good fortune and is loving every moment of it, even when she has to edit and put Barbie’s dresses back on over and over again.
Sway
Wild Darkness
Drawn Together
Lush
Going Under
Tart
Laid Open
Cherished
Chaos Burning
Heart of Darkness
Never Enough
Three to Tango
Inside Out
Coming Undone
Laid Bare

Books

Sway
Wild Darkness
Drawn Together
Lush
Going Under
Tart
Laid Open
Cherished
Chaos Burning
Heart of Darkness
Never Enough
Three to Tango
Inside Out
Coming Undone
Laid Bare

Three Penguin Random House Authors Win Pulitzer Prizes

On Monday, May 5, three Penguin Random House authors were honored with a Pulitzer Prize. Established in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes are the most prestigious awards in American letters. To date, PRH has 143 Pulitzer Prize winners, including William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Josh Steinbeck, Ron Chernow, Anne Applebaum, Colson Whitehead, and many more. Take a look at our 2025 Pulitzer Prize

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