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Martha F. Brenner

Martha Brenner is the author of Abe Lincoln’s Hat (Step into Reading series, Random House) and Fireworks Tonight! (Hastings House). The latter title was selected by School Library Journal as one of the 50 Best Books of the Year and received one of the Children’s Editors’ Choice awards from Booklist. Martha and her husband have two grown sons and twin grandsons. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Stacks of Trouble

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Stacks of Trouble

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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