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26 Articles Tagged Literature

Fiction Promo Opportunity Award Winners
August 3 2021

Around the World in 80 Books

On November 9, 2021, the Penguin Press will publish AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BOOKS: A Literary Journey. 

Inspired by Jules Verne’s hero Phileas Fogg, author David Damrosch, chair of Harvard University’s department of comparative literature and founder of Harvard’s Institute for World Literature, set out to counter a pandemic’s restrictions on travel by exploring eighty exceptional books from around the globe. Following a literary itinerary from London to Venice, Tehran and points beyond, and via authors from Woolf and Dante to Nobel Prize–winners Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan, and Olga Tokarczuk, he explores how these works have shaped our idea of the world, and the ways in which the world bleeds into literature.

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Around the World in 80 Books

Fiction Promo Opportunity Award Winners
August 3 2021
Fiction Nonfiction Promo Opportunity Diversity
August 3 2021

Native American Heritage Month is November

November is Native American Heritage Month. The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is also an opportune time to educate the general public about tribes, to raise a general awareness about the unique challenges Native people have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges. (NCAI.org)

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Native American Heritage Month is November

Fiction Nonfiction Promo Opportunity Diversity
August 3 2021
Promo Opportunity
July 28 2021

Banned Books Week Is 9/26 – 10/2

It’s time for another celebration of the right to read! Join the ongoing and imperative mission by working with booksellers to feature titles whose value has been contested at local and national levels. 

This year’s honorary (and inaugural) chair of Banned Books Week, Jason Reynolds: “To censor a book is to damage the framework in which we live,” adds Reynolds. “Any time we eliminate or wall off certain narratives, we are not getting a whole picture of the world in which we live. And navigating the world in a way that is closed-off, closed-minded, is poisonous. It means that we limit our vocabulary, which complicates how we communicate with one another. We have to celebrate stories and ensure that all books have a space on the shelves and the opportunity to live in the psyches of our children, as they grow into the human beings who will inherit this wonderful place.” 

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Banned Books Week Is 9/26 – 10/2

Promo Opportunity
July 28 2021
Authors Promo Opportunity Award Winners
June 14 2021

2021 Pulitzer Prize Winners

On Friday, June 11, the Pulitzer Prize Committee announced its 2021 winners. PRH had several finalists, and we repost the PRH Prize-winners from prior years.

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2021 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Authors Promo Opportunity Award Winners
June 14 2021
Fiction Nonfiction Promo Opportunity Diversity
April 13 2021

June is LGBTQ Pride Month

Bring on the celebration!

Each June in the USA and around the world, celebrations of LGBTQ Month include parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and Pride Month events attract millions of participants. As ever, PRH and its distributed clients have a multitude of books to recognize the impact that LGBTQ individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally, including Fiction and Non-Fiction.

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June is LGBTQ Pride Month

Fiction Nonfiction Promo Opportunity Diversity
April 13 2021
Fiction Nonfiction Holidays Promo Opportunity
March 22 2021

Paying Tribute to Asian and Pacific Americans

In May, Americans pay tribute to generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success. At no time have these Americans needed to see the country acknowledge and celebrate the rich heritages thousands of years old and the people who have shaped United States history. 

Asian-Americans are the nation’s fastest-growing racial group, and for the last year have suffered considerably in an ever-present racist atmosphere. Encourage booksellers to show their support more than ever with a variety of ideas for promotion during this holiday.

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Paying Tribute to Asian and Pacific Americans

Fiction Nonfiction Holidays Promo Opportunity
March 22 2021
Fiction Nonfiction Authors
March 5 2021

African-American Penguin Classics

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, providing readers with a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Here are titles on the Penguin Classics lists by African-American writers.

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African-American Penguin Classics

Fiction Nonfiction Authors
March 5 2021
Fiction Nonfiction Holidays
February 23 2021

Mother’s Day 2021 is Sunday, May 9th

One of our favorite holiday sales bumps is upon us, and this year we have the usual Mother’s Day classics plus an amazing list of recent and current bestselling titles ideal for promotions. There truly is a gift for every mother on this list. Examples are below and to seethe complete list: On the Backlist

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Mother’s Day 2021 is Sunday, May 9th

Fiction Nonfiction Holidays
February 23 2021
Fiction Nonfiction Promo Opportunity
January 29 2021

It’s Not Just About Green Beer

Although many think of St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) as a day of parading and imbibing, St Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture. It particularly remembers St Patrick, one of Ireland’s patron saints, who ministered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century. To commemorate this holiday, bookstores and libraries may choose to focus on the wealth of exceptional writing by Irish writers, or books set in the country. 

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It’s Not Just About Green Beer

Fiction Nonfiction Promo Opportunity
January 29 2021
Fiction Nonfiction Best in Category Promo Opportunity
January 12 2021

Black History

Herewith a highly curated list of Black History titles – classics and contemporary biographies, memoirs, essays, history, even poetry, from a broad spectrum of voices. Speaking to slavery, civil rights, the arts and current events, these books are a great starting point for Black History Month promotions as well as being essential to every bookstore and library inventory year-round.

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Black History

Fiction Nonfiction Best in Category Promo Opportunity
January 12 2021
Best in Category
May 8 2020

Short Stories Perfect for Book Clubs

Explore Penguin Random House’s top-selling short story collections and help accounts inspire their readers’ next Book Club picks. Whether you read one story at a time or all of them at once, these collections are sure to spark interesting conversations!

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Short Stories Perfect for Book Clubs

Best in Category
May 8 2020
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May 8 2020

Regional Must-Haves: Chicago

Celebrate the Windy City with a collection of titles dedicated to either books set in Chicago or written by authors from the area. Local readers are sure to recognize some familiar faces and places!

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Regional Must-Haves: Chicago

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May 8 2020
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