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Desert Notebooks

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Desert Notebooks

Celebrating 100 years of James Baldwin

In celebration of James Baldwin, the literary legend and civil rights champion, and the centennial of his birth, we are sharing a collection of his work.   James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections Notes

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The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

The New York Times recently published their list “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” We are pleased to announce that there are 49 titles published from Penguin Random House and its distribution clients included in this list. Browse our collection of Penguin Random House titles here. Browse the full list from The New York

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International Day for Biological Diversity

International Day for Biological Diversity is meant as a day to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. This year’s theme is “building a shared future for all life.” We encourage educators who are interested in spreading awareness of biodiversity issues in their classrooms to browse our book list, which offers a range of the

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Ben Ehrenreich is awarded the American Book Award for Desert Notebooks

Ben Ehrenreich is being awarded the American Book Award for Desert Notebooks, which examines how the unprecedented pace of destruction to our environment and an increasingly unstable geopolitical landscape have led us to the brink of a calamity greater than any humankind has confronted before. Ehrenreich draws on the stark grandeur of the desert to ask

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