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Sacha Mardou

Sacha Mardou studied English Literature at the University of Wales and started making comics in the late 1990s. Her previous work includes the serially-released graphic novel Sky in Stereo, which was Ignatz-nominated (for Best Series 2014), named an Outstanding Comic of 2015 (The Village Voice) and shortlisted for the Slate Studio Award (2016). Her online therapy comics have been featured in The Huffington Post and Bored Panda. Since 2005, she has been a resident of St Louis, Missouri, where she lives with her cartoonist husband, Ted May, their daughter, and two disruptive cats.
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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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