🍎 September 2026 Retail Radar What’s on our retail radar for September? Advent calendars, pickle totes, and cozy cookbooks are only the beginning of everything September’s upcoming titles have to offer. It’s the month your gift section has been waiting for! Between bookish sock gift sets for Fourth Wing fans, a new special edition box set

Celebrate the coziest flavor of fall with the quintessential collection of 50 pumpkin-based recipes for every occasion, from flavorful appetizers and hearty mains to irresistible desserts, now updated with new recipes including the perfect pumpkin spice latte. The Great Little Pumpkin Cookbook is a timeless tribute to one of America’s favorite fall ingredients, with recipes for

NY Now is only a few days away, and we’re thrilled to be showcasing some of our favorite books for fall! From August 2-4, we’ll be at NY Now live and in person, along with the reps from Harper Group, to share the top picks from our latest catalog and help you discover backlist gems.

From the Tiger Tales Staff Bite into these yummy, adorable food themed titles including Tiger Tales’ new sweet, sensory cloth book, You’re One in a Melon! With an elasticated strap with a hook-and-loop closure, this book is perfect for carry-along adventures in the car or stroller! The youngest of readers can take this cozy book

☀️ August 2026 Staff Picks Our August staff picks are packed with cozy creativity, early fall gifts, and delicious inspiration for every kind of customer! Help shoppers ease into autumn with coloring books full of capybaras, creepy-cute designs, and daring adventures from Baldur’s Gate 3. Or stock up on screen-free, analog entertainment with the Sibley Songbirds

🏖️ July 2026 Staff Picks Our July staff picks are full of hands-on activities to spend the rest of the summer gloriously offline, plus scary fun titles for Summerween lovers! For customers looking for more analog entertainment, help them escape into coloring with the their favorite characters in the official KPop Demon Hunters Coloring Book, cozy

Why wait until October to celebrate all things spooky? With the growing Summerween trend, Halloween fans can indulge in their favorite holiday in the the middle of the year with jack-o’-melon carving, sparkling pumpkin punch, and slasher movie marathons! First introduced by the hit Disney show, Gravity Falls, where the local townspeople celebrate Summerween on

Move over Millennial avocados! Pickles have emerged as the generational green snack of choice for Gen Z, appearing in “girl dinner” spreads, gut health recommendations from wellness influencers, and questionably flavored cocktails. For some, pickles join tinned fish on the shelf of controversial food trends. Others know that sometimes after a rough day, the best

Discover how to create memorable meals using affordable, good-for-you ingredients with 85 delectable recipes that celebrate the comfort of eating at home, from the founder of the bestselling superfood brand Golde. Eating at Home provides a welcome shift from hurried meals and hectic evenings. Golde founder Trinity Mouzon Wofford shares 85 inviting, healthful recipes to bring

🌈 June 2026 Staff Picks Our June staff picks are full of bright, giftable summer-ready finds with plenty of personality! There are activities to keep kids busy on long afternoons, from Neon Crafts and K-Pop Fandom Coloring Pages to 250 Facts About America and Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Activity Deck; conversation starters for summer gatherings, including

We are so excited to share that 16 Penguin Random House books have made the James Beard Award nominee list this year! From Alison Roman’s new pantry cooking bible Something from Nothing to Umma, a touching Korean cookbook written by social media star Sarah Ahn with her mother, Nam Soon Ahn, all about building connections

Take a sneak peek at the books and gifts we have coming out later this year with our new fall 2026 catalogs! Browse our favorite frontlist titles coming up for Food & Drink, Children’s, and Gift. Plus, check out Compendium’s fall 2026 catalog to discover greeting cards, activity decks, and beautifully illustrated inspirational books perfect