It’s been a long and tough winter – let’s turn our thoughts to summer! See all of our May favorites HERE!  

A Netflix Original Production in association with Higher Ground Productions, Becoming is an intimate look into the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama during a moment of profound change, not only for her personally but for the country she and her husband served over eight impactful years in the White House. The film offers a

Please check out below for Penguin’s virtual events next week!! Saturday, 5/30 at 5:00pm EST: Politics & Prose bookstore hosts Anthony DePalma, author of The Cubans. Join via Crowdcast. Saturday, 5/30 at 6:00pm EST/3:00pm PST: Vroman’s Bookstore hosts Jennifer Steil, author of Exile Music, and Janet Fitch.  Join via Crowdcast. Saturday, 5/30 at 6:00pm EST:

Celebrate the Class of 2020! Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Virtual Graduation Celebration! Post a photo, donate a book! Help us donate 20,020 books to First Book! With graduation ceremonies nationwide canceled, graduates of all ages are missing a special and momentous occasion—be it pre-K, kindergarten, elementary, middle, or high school, college and beyond. To

Penguin Books author Johanna Basford, universally recognized as “The Queen of Coloring,” has created a new 12-page mini coloring book, FLOURISH: A Mini Inky Adventure, which can be downloaded for free at www.johannabasford.com/flourish.    “There’s no escaping the chaos and fear Covid-19 is having on our world,” Basford says. “The global crisis is dark and scary. But in the wee

The program will offer 4 weeks of thematic games, activities, crafts, teaching recourses, and more, running Monday, April 27th through Friday, May 22nd. MARY POPE OSBORNE will also be hosting bi-weekly video events, introducing each week’s theme and answering reader questions every Monday and concluding each week with Friday storytimes. The program will feature some

In an effort to support America’s restaurant industry, Penguin Random House will publish FAMILY MEAL: Recipes from Our Community, a digital-only charitable cookbook, the proceeds from which will benefit restaurants and their workers.  The book will go on sale May 5, and is available for preorder now.   From the FAMILY MEAL introduction, Madeline McIntosh: “As a New Yorker,

RHCB ART SCHOOL is a new how-to drawing series on @RandomHouseKids Instagram with beloved illustrators on the Random House Children’s Books list. Launched on 4/3, Tad Hills kicked off the series with a how-to drawing video showcasing his two feathered friends, DUCK & GOOSE! During the videos RHCB Illustrators will give drawing lessons of characters

TUNE INTO APPLE-TV THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 17th! For the world premiere of the animated film adaptation of Oliver Jeffers’ bestselling picture book HERE WE ARE: Notes for Living on Planet Earth. Narrated by Meryl Streep!   You can watch the trailer here!  

READ TOGETHER, BE TOGETHER is a literacy initiative launched jointly by the children’s divisions of Penguin Random House, together with PARENTS and First Book. The program kicks off with a virtual storytime program beginning today, to be hosted daily at 3PM EST  / 12PM PST, and featuring a roster of author and celebrity readers!  

Meet Underlined. The place where you can find everything you need to know about the best YA books, the coolest authors, and the latest trends.  This is also the spot to get book recommendations, access to exclusive content, and tons of pop-culture fun.  Underlined is a thoughtful, creative, and diverse community that believes there is a YA book

Random House is happy to introduce a new Virtual Events Series. Through a number of online-only events on the Random House Instagram page, authors will share information from their books—and their hearts—to help you get through the coming days. Whether you need cooking inspiration, tips on how to form new habits, a weekly dose of mindfulness, or