Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' new documentary tells the story of a pioneering book editor, the first female African American senior editor at Random House, who brought to print such distinctive voices as Angela Davis, Gayle Jones and Muhammad Ali, as well as popular and influential collections... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-21 15:30:00 UTC ]
Julia Neuberger to analyse Pedro Baños’s How They Rule the World, which includes passages about the Rothschild familyPenguin Random House has asked Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger to independently review one of its books, Pedro Baños’s How They Rule the World, after allegations of antisemitism... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-06-17 12:44:17 UTC ]
“I’ve written 58 books and J.J. always reads them first,” says Chris Grabenstein, who refers to his wife, J.J., as his “secret weapon.” That will change this fall when J.J.’s name appears alongside his on their debut middle grade novel, 'Shine!' (Random House, Nov.). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robert L. Bernstein, a publishing executive and human rights activist who presided over a generation of dynamic growth at Random House and advocated for dissidents around the world, from the Soviet Union to Argentina, has died after a brief illness. He was 96. The tall, sandy-haired... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-29 20:40:00 UTC ]
Retired Marine Corps Gen. and former Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis is releasing a book this summer, but it won't discuss his rocky relationship with President Trump. Random House will publish "Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead" in July. The book will cover Mattis' decades-long career... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-28 17:20:00 UTC ]
On Friday, May 31, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., join Random House Children's Books in the Librarians' Lounge (Booth 557) for an exclusive talk with some of the creators behind the publishers' inclusive new publishing program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Random House will publish an unfinished memoir by the late pop superstar Prince this fall, the Associated Press reported Monday. The publisher is set to release "The Beautiful Ones," which shares its title with a song on Prince's 1984 album "Purple Rain," on Oct. 29. The news of the book's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
News about Scholastic's Baby Shark books; Random House's new Minecraft fiction series; Carlton Books' new Disney license for augmented-reality formats; Studio Fun’s Lost Kitties tie-ins; Sterling’s Funko's Wetmore Forest books; Bob Books' license for VersaTiles; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House US c.e.o. Madeline McIntosh outlines her vision for the publisher, as Crown is merged with Random House and Spiegel & Grau is shuttered. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
As part of the ongoing process of integrating Crown into Random House, three editors have been promoted to senior v-p and editor-in-chief positions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House took more steps to streamline its operations since its merger with Crown, naming new combined teams for the public relations and marketing; art; and finance, subsidiary rights, and publishing operations departments. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House completed moving its Penguin staff members that had been working on Hudson St. to 1745 Broadway, where Random House has long had its headquarters, on January 2. PW talked with PRH US CEO Madeline McIntosh about the move. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Baroness Gail Rebuck, chair of Penguin Random House UK, has told "The South Bank Show" that she gave herself just 100 days to prove she could be chief executive of a major publishing business, after taking over the reins at Random House in 1991. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The newly combined Random House and Crown publishing groups will be known as Random House. David Drake, Aaron Wehner, and Tina Constable have been given prominent roles in the new Crown, while Crown publisher Molly Stern will leave the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
NBA finalist Téa Obreht sells a novel to Random House, Beach Lane buys an Amy Cherrix picture book for six figures, Avery picks up a title on gut health for a rumored high-six-figure sum, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gina Centrello, president and publisher of Random House, will oversee the merged publishing lines of Random House and the Crown Publishing Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In organizational and corporate changes this month, the International Publishers Association's elections refresh committees while Penguin Random House US repositions Crown Publishing. The post Industry Notes: IPA Election Results; McIntosh Combines Crown and Random House appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
PRH US has combined two of its adult publishing divisions, Random House and Crown, under the leadership of Gina Centrello, president and publisher of Random House (pictured). Crown president and publisher Maya Mavjee will leave the company at the end of the year. David Drake, executive vice... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Crown Publishing Group has joined the Random House Publishing Group in a newly-combined super group reporting to Gina Centrello, who has been named president and publisher. The imprints will retain their distinct editorial identities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the heels of the rapper’s deal with Random House, a look at the stars dipping their toes into publishing with imprints of their ownWith the launch of his new book imprint with publishing giant Random House, announced on Thursday via Instagram, the grime rapper Stormzy joined a growing list of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]