News for Authors

Nov 25, 2024

PRH Joins Worldwide Coalition Condemning Unlicensed Use of Creative Works for Training Generative AI

In October, Penguin Random House joined forces with the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and more than 10,000 global creators and cultural institutions in signing a statement condemning the unauthorized use of creative and intellectual works by big tech companies for their generative AI models.

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Nov 25, 2024

Presenting the Year in Books 2024: Gift & Gather

The PRH Consumer Marketing Team is thrilled to announce the continuation of our year-end campaign tradition with The Year in Books 2024: Gift & Gather!

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Nov 25, 2024

Keeping the Momentum of Your Backlist

The time surrounding your onsale date is usually the best window for promoting your book. But after the initial marketing and publicity push is over, how do you help your book keep its momentum? We sat down with Brad Meltzer, Angela Montoya, Hampton Sides, and a few experts from the Penguin Backlist team to talk about boosting your backlist.

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Oct 24, 2024

Your Invitation to Author University: Master Classes for Authors and Social Hour

One registration gets you access to all three sessions as well as the social hour for PRH authors!

Penguin Random House is thrilled to invite you to Author University Bonus 2024, a half-day virtual learning event featuring a selection of breakout authors and in-house experts giving advice on the topics that impact authors the most.

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Oct 24, 2024

From The Reader Lounge: A Dive into Avid Readers and Book Clubs

The Reader Lounge, a PRH Research Community, is PRH’s proprietary in-house research panel composed of engaged, avid readers who have opted into the community to share their unique perspectives on their preferences, reading behaviors, trends, and other custom topics relevant to book publishing. The Consumer Insights team uses The Reader Lounge to conduct surveys in order to learn more about consumer needs and preferences. In June, the team surveyed avid readers about what book clubs they participate in, how their book clubs select books, how they engaged with their book clubs, and what might elevate their book club meetings even more.

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Oct 24, 2024

Leveraging Ebook Sales to Reach New Readers

So, you’ve been alerted that your ebook is on sale at a certain vendor.  Ebook sales can be great opportunities to hype your book and encourage potential readers to check it out. Before you take to your socials, here are a few tips to make sure the promotion is a success!

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Oct 24, 2024

Book Your Vacaciones: Consumer Marketing Celebrates Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month

Dear Authors,

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month campaign, “Book Your Vacaciones with Penguin Random House”!

This campaign is an integral part of our ongoing I Am La Cultura program, which aims to captivate readers by introducing them to their next favorite books penned by the many talented Hispanic and Latine authors who are making a significant impact on society and culture.

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Sep 16, 2024

A Deep Dive into Anticipated Fall 2024 Publishing Trends

At Penguin Random House, direct communication and relationships with readers are key to marketplace success, and strong consumer marketing and outreach begin with understanding our audience. Penguin Random House Consumer Insights is excited to present Moments Fall 2024, a report that predicts consumer sentiment and behaviors we can expect during the coming quarter.

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Sep 16, 2024

Our Fight for Intellectual Freedom During Banned Books Week and Beyond

The Penguin Random House Intellectual Freedom Taskforce is continuing to oversee a variety of initiatives to protect the freedom to read. As you may have seen, on August 29, we filed a new legal case against the state of Florida, challenging the book banning provisions of HB 1069, in addition to our ongoing lawsuits in Iowa and Escambia County, Florida. During Banned Books Week in September, our Banned Wagon tour will hit the road again, visiting nine communities across the U.S. to give away free copies of banned books and share ways to take action in the fight against book bans.

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Sep 16, 2024

Most Popular Author Resources That You Might Have Missed

We on PRH’s Author Development Team love to provide authors with resources and guidance for every part of the publishing journey. From the monthly Author Newsletter, Author University, and the Author Playbook, here are some of our most popular marketing tips and other resources that you may want to check out!

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