Q&A with Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt   What inspired you to write DOES MY BODY OFFEND YOU?  We met at the Georgia Romance Writers’ Moonlight and Magnolias conference in 2012 and instantly connected. We became critique partners and for years exchanged our writing every week and gave each other feedback and encouragement. In 2018,

Finalists for the 34th annual Publishing Triangle Awards have been announced and include books published by Penguin Random House imprints and titles from Penguin Random House Publisher Services client publishers. These prizes, which honor the best LGBTQ fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and trans literature published in 2021, are highly anticipated in both the publishing and queer communities. Our finalists: Finalist

By Emanuel Berger   Celebrate diversidad with some of the Spanish, Bilingual and Latinx/Hispanic Adult and Children’s books featured in our new Libros en Español 2022 Catalog. Consider adding some of these great titles to your bookshelves, libraries and homes, not only for celebrated holidays such as Cinco de Mayo, Day of the Dead, and

“There are infinite ways to be Black. To be Black and joyful or awestruck. To be Black and to amplify, or to agitate, or to celebrate. They are all important. They are all glorious. And nothing quite captures this truth like literature. All Ways Black is a community dedicated to Black literature – reading it,

Image from Gee’s Bend: Equal Justice by Essie Bendolph Pettway, Paulson Fontaine Press   February is Black History Month! Continue to celebrate the stories and achievements of the Black community throughout February and the rest of the year through self-education, conversation and action. Black History Month Amplify Black Voices: Cookbooks Amplify Black Stories: Children’s Books Amplify Black

Image from Camp Tiger by John Rocco, Susan Choi   Start off the Year of the Tiger by reading stories that inspire independence and fearlessness in your life. Tigers are competitive, ambitious, and courageous. Though they desire to win, they seek justice in the process. While past years centered around thoughtfulness and curiosity, this year, find

Join us as we celebrate Native American peoples, commemorate their histories, and honor their cultures. Native American Heritage Month is celebrated throughout November. In addition to celebrating the uniqueness and importance of these cultures it is also essential to learn more about important Indigenous issues, from the legacy of colonialism to cultural appropriation and more.

Gary Paulsen passed away on Wednesday, October 13.  He was 82. Gary Paulsen was a prolific author and his classic titles are staples on the backlists of Random House Children’s Books’. A three-time Newbery Honor recipient, his award-winning books include Hatchet, Brian’s Winter, The River, Brian’s Return, Brian’s Hunt, Dogsong, Woods Runner, The Winter Room, and

National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month is a period from September 15 to October 15 in the United States during which time we honor the contributions and influence of Latinx/Hispanic Americans to the United States and celebrate their heritage. The commemoration begins each year on September 15, the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa

Happy Pride! Let’s celebrate Pride Month this year by learning more about historical and contemporary LGBTQ+ experiences; check out some of our informative and inspiring titles below. Make sure to continue celebrating the LGBTQ+ community through this month and the rest of the year!

We are so excited to go live with Kingston Imperial on May 1, 2021. With cookbooks from Trap Kitchen and cocktail books like T-Pain’s Can I Mix You a Drink and Black Mixcellence on the horizon, we know they are going to be a huge hit!   Their Mission Statement: Kingston Imperial was founded in an effort

“Once upon a time there was a man who worked very hard and very quickly, and who had left his soul far behind him long ago. In fact his life was all right without his soul–he slept, ate, worked, drove a car and even played tennis. But sometimes he felt as if the world around