Vintage Books

07/23/2025

Enter for a chance to win THE EL!
Step inside Chicago’s streets in this gritty, heart-filled novel about friendship, survival, and found family. Don’t miss your chance to experience one unforgettable day in 1979—enter now!

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We’re thrilled to share The El, a powerful, semi-autobiographical novel from the co-editor of ...

07/23/2025

"The covers, while honoring Nabokov, are also very Kim, who is also a painter, and whose recent covers often experiment with thick hand-painted lines. It must also be said that we here at the blog factory officially approve of the choice of background color: Long live Lit Hub beige." via Literary Hub

There have been a few great covers for Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita. There have also been a lot of bad ones. It makes sense: it’s a difficult book to represent—which means that when it& #82…

07/18/2025

In this episode of NPR Throughline, they discuss the life and work of Edward W. Said: the story of the man who pushed for recognition of the Palestinian perspective, the pushback he faced, and the dangers he foresaw.

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/17/1255812253/edward-said-question-of-palestine

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Edward Said brought the question of Palestine into the American mainstream. He taught at Columbia University for nearly 40 years, and today, more than two decades after his death, pro-Palestine student protesters on that campus and others have invoked his name. Meanwhile, his interviews circulate on...

07/15/2025

What if the best guide to living… was written by someone dying?

International bestseller A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DYING is out today — a wise, funny, and deeply human reminder to live each day fully.

Don’t miss it.

Order now: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/792148/a-beginners-guide-to-dying-by-simon-boas/

07/09/2025

Amanda Vaill, the author of the introduction for Vintage's edition of A FAREWELL TO ARMS, will be speaking this Friday on a Zoom about this seminal work of Ernest Hemingway.

Register for the talk at the link below.

It's summertime, which means it is time for a Hemingway Society summer webinar. This year, join us on July 11 at 11 am on Zoom as four editors-- Mark Cirino, Marc K. Dudley, Robert Trogdon, and Amanda Vaill discuss their new editions of A Farewell to Arms. REGISTER HERE

07/08/2025

What would you say if you knew your time was short?

In A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DYING, Simon Boas shares stories, lessons, and gentle reminders of what really matters.
Wise, warm, and unforgettable.

Pre-order today: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/792148/a-beginners-guide-to-dying-by-simon-boas/

07/03/2025

Stories of US 🇺🇸

This Independence Day season, we invite you to explore the stories of the U.S. from activism, migration, emancipation, justice, and lesser known stories set in the foundation of our nation:

THE FIRE NEXT TIME by James Baldwin
THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS by Isabel Wilkerson
LIBERTY’S EXILES by Maya Jasanoff
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION (Annotated) by Ray Raphael

Discover more of these stories with that reveal America’s complex and inspiring history. 📚

https://sites.prh.com/vintage-underthesun-summer -80fa

07/02/2025

What if two hours of your life vanished... and the truth was out of this world?�
On UFO Day, revisit the chilling true story of Betty and Barney Hill—the couple whose 1961 abduction changed everything we thought we knew about extraterrestrial encounters.

🛸 THE INTERRUPTED JOURNEY reveals what they uncovered under hypnosis—and the secrets the skies have yet to give up.

Find it here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708338/the-interrupted-journey-by-john-g-fuller/

06/30/2025

We are loving this interview with Natasha Lyonne on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler. They discussed many things including our shared adoration for Nora Ephron!

Natasha Lyonne is the oldest girl in the world. Amy hangs with the 'Poker Face' star and talks about being a child character actor, making 'Russian Doll' tog...

06/29/2025

Summerween Screams 📚

Escape the heat of the summer with horror, true crime, and the thrill of fright. From classics, to true crime, ghosts, and much more:

DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson
LOOK AT ME by Jennifer Eagan
THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS by Claire Messud
THE SHINING by Stephen King
KOKO by Peter Straub
DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER by Jeff Lindsay

See our full curated list: https://sites.prh.com/vintage-underthesun-summer -1a35