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James Levine, MD

Professor James Levine, MD, PhD, is a world authority on preventing and treating the global obesity epidemic. He is the director of the Active Life Research team at the Mayo Clinic. His research has been published in journals such as Science, Nature, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He lectures on obesity around the world and is a senior academic advisor to U.S. government agencies, the United Nations, and China as well as several African nations. Dr. Levine has made four documentaries and has appeared repeatedly on all major network and cable stations including CNN, NBC, CBS, BBC, and more. His work has been widely written about in the popular press with articles in the New York Times, USA Today, the BBC, among many others.
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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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Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

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