Selina Hastings, author portrait
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Selina Hastings

SELINA HASTINGS is the author of Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh, Rosamond Lehmann, and The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and has been a judge for a number of literary awards, including the Booker and the Whitbread. She lives in London.
The Children's Pocket Bible
Sybille Bedford
Nancy Mitford
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham

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The Children's Pocket Bible
Sybille Bedford
Nancy Mitford
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham

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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