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Ibram X. Kendi

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News racial justice contributor. He is the host of the new action podcast Be Antiracist. Dr. Kendi is the author of many highly acclaimed books including Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, making him the youngest-ever winner of that award. He has also produced five straight #1 New York Times bestsellers, including How to Be an Antiracist, Antiracist Baby, and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, co-authored by Jason Reynolds. In 2020, Time magazine named Dr. Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the Genius Grant.

Books

Celebrate Freedom on Juneteenth

Juneteenth commemorates the day the last enslaved people were emancipated in the United States on June 19, 1865. This Juneteenth, celebrate freedom via Black authors and trailblazers whose work continues to shape our culture, celebrates liberation, and acknowledges the ongoing work towards freedom and equality, still necessary over 150 years later. More Juneteenth Titles

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On Hulu Now – The 1619 Project

Nikole Hannah-Jones’s groundbreaking book which traces American history from the landing of the first slave ship on its shores, The 1619 Project, has been adapted into a moving Hulu docuseries. With a new episode airing every Thursday, the series aims to reframe American history through the lens of Black Americans’ experiences and explore how the

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: January

Start your year off right with gluten-free baking, fun and games with Bluey, or with the most talked about memoir of the year, Spare. Make reading more books one of your resolutions this year, and check out what’s coming up in January to find your perfect first read of 2023.   Gift titles on sale

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Come visit us at NY NOW February 6th-9th

Winter Gift Show Season is upon us and Penguin Random House will be at NY NOW! Our books will be featured in Harper Group’s booth # 2601 along with Rizzoli and Quirk! See what is new and trending, including: Food & Drink, Inspiration & Wellness, our beautiful Gift Books, and of course an array of

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