Jasmine Mans, author portrait
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Jasmine Mans

Jasmine Mans is a Black American writer and artist from Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison with a B.A. in African American Studies. Her debut poetry collection, Black Girl, Call Home, was published to critical and commercial success in 2021, going on to win a Stonewall Award. Mans is the owner and CEO of Buy Weed From Women, a cannabis-adjacent product design company in New Jersey.
Black Girl, Call Home

Books

Black Girl, Call Home

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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