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Suleika Jaouad

Suleika Jaouad is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Between Two Kingdoms, which has been translated into more than twenty languages. She wrote the Emmy Award-winning New York Times column and video series “Life, Interrupted,” and her essays and feature stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and Vogue, among others. She is also the subject, along with husband Jon Batiste, of the Oscar-nominated documentary American Symphony—a portrait of two artists during a year of extreme highs and lows. A visual artist, her large-scale watercolors are the focus of several upcoming exhibitions. She is also the creator of the Isolation Journals, a weekly newsletter and global community that harnesses creativity as a tool to navigate life’s interruptions.
The Alchemy Journal
The Book of Alchemy
Between Two Kingdoms

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The Alchemy Journal
The Book of Alchemy
Between Two Kingdoms

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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Holiday Cheer, Perfectly Gifted 🎁

The holidays are here, and our specialty retail sales team can’t wait to help you find the best gifts for your customers so you can sleigh the season! From blockbuster celebrity books to charming stocking stuffers to festive gift bags from Out of Print, PRH Retail has everything you need to curate a custom assortment

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Attention Span Rehab: Books to Cure Brain Rot

Between millions of bot accounts, ragebait posts, and AI slop, any daily scroller knows that the internet has gotten noticeably worse as algorithms fight for our endless attention. Whether you call it brain rot, enshittification, or simply late stage capitalism, the toxicity of social media is forcing users to turn elsewhere for entertainment and learning.

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: November

🦃 November 2025 Staff Picks Set the table for Thanksgiving, get ready for the Wicked sequel, and discover the best gifts of the year in our November lineup! From cozy crafting to holiday-ready cooking to engaging activity books for kids, our upcoming titles are perfect for adding to your Q4 assorts. Explore our staff picks lists

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On Sale 11/11: The Alchemy Journal

Alchemize your life and kickstart your creativity with a gorgeous companion journal to the New York Times bestseller, The Book of Alchemy “Journaling as a process is utterly alchemizing, with practical applications in every area of one’s life and work. The journal is like a chrysalis: the container of your goopiest, most unformed self. It’s a rare

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