PRH's Black Crown project to go offline

Penguin Random House is to take its interactive narrative gaming experience Black Crown offline at the end of this week, with creator Rob Sherman conceding that "the economics do not stand up". The online narrative gaming project, with Sherman's story set in the shady Widsith Institute, launched in May 2013. In its first three months 6,000 people signed up to play the game, with around 5% of those paying money for in-game currency. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH's Black Crown project to go offline

Penguin Random House is to take its interactive narrative gaming experience Black Crown offline at the end of this week, with creator Rob Sherman conceding that "the economics do not stand up". The online narrative gaming project, with Sherman's story set in the shady Widsith Institute,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House, Crown Made Separate Groups in PRH US Reorg

The highlight of a new operating structure for Penguin Random House is the creation of separate Random House and Crown adult publishing groups. No replacement has been named for departing PRH US CEO Madeline McIntosh. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PRH Celebrates Black Excellence (and Books) with #AllWaysBlack

In May 2021, Penguin Random House launched a new marketing effort under the hashtag #AllWaysBlack. Over 26.3K followers and nearly a year later, the channel will expand in a number of ways. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PRH Partners with Black Women’s Health Imperative on New Edition of 'The Cancer Journals'

To highlight the publication of the new edition of 'The Cancer Journals' by Penguin Classics, Penguin Random House is partnering with the Black Women’s Health Imperative to connect the real-world impact of Audre Lorde’s work with the community that influenced it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Library backs Jacaranda project celebrating black British writers

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PRH Shifts More Staff at Crown, Hogarth

After the recent reorganization of Crown that Penguin Random House unveiled, the company has made some additional changes and promotions in the unit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PRH US merges two major divisions, Random House and Crown

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 at The Bookseller

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PRH Children's to explore 'bold women' from black history

Penguin Random House Children’s has acquired Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by debut author and illustrator Vashti Harrison as part of a two book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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IDW Taps Shelly Bond to Launch Black Crown Comics Imprint

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PRH and Crown Launch Serialized Email Newsletter Series

Season of Stories will be an 11-week email newsletter presenting serialized daily excerpts from works of short fiction by authors like Anthony Marra and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Blackman unveils teenage fan fiction project backed by PRH

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Project Black Sky: Superheroes, The Dark Horse Way

In a comics marketplace crowded with works by The Big Two, is there room for another superhero universe, let alone another superhero publisher? Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson thinks so. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Lift-off for 'groundbreaking' Black Crown

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PRH to Reinvent Its U.K. Grantham Book Services Warehouse as European Hub for PRH US

Penguin Random House UK was planning to close its Grantham Book Services warehouse as it shuts down its third-party distribution business. But the facility will now be converted into a hub for PRH US to service is U.K. and European retailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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After a lengthy presentation by Manuel Sansigre, PRH's global v-p for mergers and acquisitions, Judge Florence Pan decided to exclude his testimony, ruling that the data had not been independently verified. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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