Penguin Random House has a new UK-built D2C holiday gift selector, and ups its donation to longtime charity partner First Book.
Toby Green’s History of West Africa Wins £25,000 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize
In what ‘changed the way in which the jury thought about Africa,’ Toby Green’s book revisits the 18th- and 19th-century center of the slave trade.
Dominique Raccah Introduces a ‘Sourcebooks International’ Sales Team
With a speaking appearance at Sharjah International Book Fair, Dominique Raccah introduced her new ‘Sourcebooks International’ team at Frankfurt.
Hearst Launches Two Book Imprints, Partners with PRH on Distribution
Hearst’s new imprints draw on its magazines to build lifestyle and children’s books, the worldwide distribution contract going to PRH Publisher Services.
Spain’s Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Buys Catalan La Campana Llibres
Hoping ‘it helps Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial increase its presence in the Catalan-language market,’ the company buys the 34-year-old La Campana.
The Week’s Big Story: Amazon Publishing on Wooing Dean Koontz
A major release from Patricia Cornwell, new writings from Mindy Kaling, Andy Weir, Blake Crouch, NK Jemisin and more in the wake of APub’s Dean Koontz deal.
Penguin Random House and Kellogg’s Renew ‘Feeding Reading’ Promotion
Having distributed more than 400,000 children’s books last year, the PRH-Kellogg’s partnership, Feeding Reading, is back this year with 125 titles on offer.
Industry Notes: PRH Completes F+W Media Buy, MIT Reports Boost in Journals
The list of more than 2,000 nonfiction titles from F+W Media now is part of Penguin Publishing Group, as MIT Press touts jumps in 2018 impact factors.
Dean Koontz’s Jump to Amazon Publishing: Will Other Authors Follow?
The five-book deal and a collection of Amazon Original Stories from Dean Koontz is good news for Amazon Publishing. Could it signal defections ahead?
Penguin Random House India in Promotional Partnership With Wattpad
In its arrangement with PRH India, Canada’s Wattpad will introduce some of the publisher’s writers to Wattpad readers, rather than generating content from the platform.