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Rachel Syme

Rachel Syme is a writer, reporter, and cultural critic. As a New Yorker staff writer, she covers style, Hollywood, and the arts. Her past work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, GQ, Esquire, Elle, Vogue, and on NPR. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she writes her letters on a big walnut desk that looks out over a garden.
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Live Inspired with Compendium: Now Available from PRH!

Exciting news! Compendium has joined the Penguin Random House family, bringing a proven line of bestselling, sentiment-driven gifts to our extensive and ever-growing catalog. Since 1985, Compendium has been creating meaningful moments with beautiful, thoughtfully made gifts that center connection and celebrate occasions both big and small. From greeting cards to inspirational books to impulse-friendly add-ons, Compendium

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: January

January’s upcoming titles will start 2025 off with a bang! Transform your style in the new year with David Kibbe’s Power of Style, or save on groceries by growing food in your own backyard with Grow Food Anywhere. Whip up delicious treats in one of America’s favorite kitchen appliances with The Complete Baking Air Fryer

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