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Robert Coles

Robert Coles is a professor emeritus of psychiatry and medical humanities at the Harvard Medical School and a former research psychiatrist for the Harvard University Health Services. His many books include the Pulitzer Prize–winning five-volume Children of Crisis, as well as the bestselling The Moral Intelligence of ChildrenThe Spiritual Intelligence of Children, and Bruce Springsteen’s America. He lives in Massachusetts.
The Moral Intelligence of Children
Handing One Another Along
Political Leadership
Teaching Stories
Bruce Springsteen's America
Lives of Moral Leadership
The Moral Intelligence of Children

Books

The Moral Intelligence of Children
Handing One Another Along
Political Leadership
Teaching Stories
Bruce Springsteen's America
Lives of Moral Leadership
The Moral Intelligence of Children

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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