‘We will always champion the free flow of ideas and the written word,’ Markus Dohle tells his worldwide staff in his earnings memo.
England’s Firsts London’s 65th Outing Features Historic Banned Books
In the run-up to Banned Book Week, Firsts London will feature censorship from past centuries.
International Students Named to Sonny Mehta Fellowships: East Anglia and Iowa
The late Sonny Mehta’s widow, Gita, has endowed graduate writing study programs in England and in the United States.
The PRH-S&S Acquisition Case Goes to Court in the States
The United States’ Department of Justice is suing to block the Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger deal struck in late 2020.
During LBF: Rebecca Smart, Paul Kelly Named DK Co-CEOs
Penguin Random House’s Markus Dohle appoints Rebecca Smart and Paul Kelly to succeed Carsten Coesfeld at DK.
Markus Dohle: ‘We Outperformed the Markets in Canada, Brazil, India’
Calling his workforce ‘a dedicated community of talented book-loving people,’ Markus Dohle commends PRH’s employees on 2021’s gains.
Markus Dohle Seeds New ‘Book Defense Fund’ at PEN America
The worldwide CEO of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, personally is donating US$500,000 to open the Dohle Book Defense Fund.
PRH Perú Chief and Author in Defamation Case: Publishing Industry Support
IPA, CPJ, and several embassies condemn the defamation verdict against PRH Perú’s Jerónimo Pimentel and author Christopher Acosta.
London’s 2021 FutureBook Conference: Live and Streaming on November 19
This year’s FutureBook conference event in London will seat 350 delegates in live session at 155 Bishopsgate, while others view a live stream.
In the United States: ‘The 1619 Project’ Books Arrive Amid Heated Debate
The controversial ‘1619 Project’ is coming out with two books from Penguin Random House as American publishing explores its place in the nation’s political fray.