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Ryan Calejo

Ryan Calejo is an award-winning author born and raised in south Florida. His critically acclaimed Charlie Hernández series has been featured on half a dozen state reading lists and is a two-time gold medal winner of the Florida Book Awards.

Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @RyanCalejo.
ChupaCarter and the Curse of La Llorona
ChupaCarter and the Screaming Sombrero
ChupaCarter and the Haunted Piñata
ChupaCarter
Charlie Hernández & the Castle of Bones
Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows

Books

ChupaCarter and the Curse of La Llorona
ChupaCarter and the Screaming Sombrero
ChupaCarter and the Haunted Piñata
ChupaCarter
Charlie Hernández & the Castle of Bones
Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows

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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