Rajiv Chandrasekaran, author portrait
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Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Rajiv Chandrasekaran is a senior vice president for Public Affairs at Starbucks and the executive producer of the company’s social impact media initiatives. Prior to joining Starbucks in 2015, he was a senior correspondent and associate editor at The Washington Post, where he worked since 1994. Chandrasekaran covered Afghanistan off and on for a decade and was the newspaper’s bureau chief in Baghdad, Cairo, and Southeast Asia. He is the author of For Love of CountryLittle America, and Imperial Life in the Emerald City, which was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2007 by The New York Times.
For Love of Country
Little America
Imperial Life in the Emerald City

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For Love of Country
Little America
Imperial Life in the Emerald City

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

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