News for Authors

Penguin Publishing Group Partners with BLK Book Swap

by Carolina Meurkins|March, 2024

On Sunday, February 18, Penguin Publishing Group partnered with BLK Book Swap, a grassroots organization amplifying Black literature, to lead a book swap event in celebration of Black History Month! The community book swap was held at  Aunts et Uncles, a Black-owned vegan cafe and concept shop in Flatbush, Brooklyn. More than sixty book lovers poured in to trade books and discover their next reads.

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The Black Creatives Fund Launches to Support Black Writers and Illustrators

by The Author Newsletter Team|March, 2021

Together with We Need Diverse Books (WNDB), Penguin Random House is thrilled to announce the launch of the Black Creatives Fund, an initiative with a mission of supporting emerging and established Black writers and illustrators. PRH is the inaugural sponsor of the fund for the year 2021. Read more