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Watch our authors in conversation at the Penguin Random House Spring Book Festival

Last week we had the privilege of participating in the Penguin Random House Spring Festival for librarians (thanks to everyone who stopped by!). Three of our authors joined us in… Read more »

Photos and video from India by Suchitra Vijayan, author of Midnight’s Borders

  Sharing borders with six countries and spanning a geography that extends from Pakistan to Myanmar, India is the world’s largest democracy and second most populous country. It is also… Read more »

Exclusive photos of Myanmar from author Daniel Combs

  Daniel Combs spent the past six years studying Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts. The result: Until the World Shatters, the first in depth reporting on Myanmar’s jade war and the largest… Read more »

Top Reads for Women’s History Month

Celebrate Women’s History Month with some of our favorite titles about women, by women.   A Woman Like Her: The Story Behind the Honor Killing of a Social Media Star… Read more »

Essential Reads for 2021

There’s a long fight ahead this next week and beyond. Educate yourself on everything from the impeachment process to how we stop climate change.   A Citizen’s Guide to Impeachment… Read more »

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Inspiring Reads for the New Year

It’s hard to believe 2020 is almost at an end. As we head into 2021, we offer some recommendations to get everyone off on the right foot: some to inspire,… Read more »

Dictionary.com revises 15,000+ definitions in “largest ever update”

Last week Dictionary.com released its “largest ever update,” with alterations to more than 15,000 entries, according to Allison Flood at The Guardian. Jennifer Steeves-Kiss, chief executive of Dictionary.com, explains: “2020 has been a… Read more »

A Message from John Dean

How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him, even when he… Read more »