Penguin Press

12/18/2025

Coming January 20: The Elements of Power by Nicolas Niarchos. This urgent, eye-opening book pulls back the curtain on the war for the world’s battery metals—materials that make our clean-energy future possible but have left behind a trail of exploitation, pollution, and geopolitical upheaval. Niarchos follows the supply chain from treacherous Congolese mines to the front lines of US-China competition, revealing the price being paid for progress. Swipe to read early praise from Clarissa Ward, David de Jong, Patrick Radden Keefe, Jon Lee Anderson, and Mohamedsalem Werad.

12/16/2025

We’re proud to announce A TIME TO GATHER by Bruce Feiler, #1 New York Times best-selling author and one of our great decoders of human connection. Humans have always turned to ritual to connect us in periods of change—yet in recent decades, many of these traditions have disappeared. “It took us ten thousand years to establish cultural norms around how we mark collective life transitions,” Feiler writes. “It took us fifty years to dismantle them.”

Can this threat to society be reversed? To find out, Feiler embarks on a round-the-world ritual road trip, attending life rituals in sixteen countries on six continents, from a mass baptism in the Vatican to weddings in Las Vegas and funerals in Ireland. Alongside the decline of traditional rituals, he uncovers a ritual renaissance, as everyday people reimagine how we gather around life, love, health, and family in response to loneliness and digital saturation.

Both a stirring adventure and a practical manual, A Time to Gather is a landmark guide to modern ritual—a toolkit for turning everyday moments into unforgettable celebrations, and an invitation to reconnect and rejoice together. On sale May 19.

12/15/2025

"But in the course of researching and writing this book, I discovered that we can do something else with consciousness besides just trying to 'solve' the puzzle of it. We can learn how to make better use of it. The trajectory of these explorations, one I never could have predicted when I started out, has taken me from theories of consciousness to something more like practice.

This, then, is the wager of A World Appears: that by the end of this journey, you will be more conscious than you were before it. Conscious of what? Of the rhythms and workings of your own mind; of the sentience that is all around us in nature; and of the improbable fact—the miracle!—that in this universe of rock and fire and ice and infinite space, we are somehow not only here but aware."
--From A WORLD APPEARS by Michael Pollan, available February 24

Learn more and preorder your copy: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646644/a-world-appears-by-michael-pollan/

12/15/2025

A groundbreaking new study of the lives of enslaved Americans on the cusp of the Civil War that places them—and their hard-won political knowledge—rightly at the center of the fight for freedom.

"Susan Eva O’Donovan rightfully implores us to take a new view of American political history by paying the closest attention to what enslaved people were learning, doing, and seeing…a gripping account." — Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Learn more about Moving Toward Freedom and preorder at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741144/moving-toward-freedom-by-susan-eva-odonovan/.

Coming March 24th.

12/13/2025

Still looking for that perfect gift? 🎁 May we suggest Elaine Hsieh Chou’s Where Are You Really From — recently named a Best Book of 2025 by Time, NPR and Electric Literature 😏💥

12/12/2025

“I’m not surprised that at nineteen Kobe figured you were nuts.” Listen to Phil Jackson and Sam Smith discuss coaching Kobe Bryant in Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Legendary Players.

12/10/2025

Congratulations to Steve Coll, whose book The Achilles Trap won the Council on Foreign Relations’ annual Arthur Ross Book Award. This award recognizes books that make an outstanding contribution to the understanding of foreign policy and international relations.

12/10/2025

Politico announced this morning The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America by Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia. A sermon in the public square on the issues that plague us most, Senator Warnock tackles voting rights, gun violence, mass incarceration, and more, offering a bold vision of how to live and relate to one another. The Crooked Places Made Straight will be available on June 16, 2026 and is available for preorder now from your favorite bookseller.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780969/the-crooked-places-made-straight-by-raphael-g-warnock/

12/09/2025

“Michael, whatever their differences, trusted Scottie in the clutch.” Listen to Phil Jackson and Sam Smith discuss Scottie Pippen and team dynamics in Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Legendary Players.

12/08/2025

Legendary sportswriter Sam Smith reflects on his longtime friendship with Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson—and explains why preserving the stories of the NBA’s greatest players mattered so much to both of them.

Legendary sports writer Sam Smith and NBA champion Phil Jackson team up for an in-depth analysis of the all-time greats and their lasting impact on the sport. Read on for an exclusive essay from Sam Smith on writing Masters of the Game. When the NBA released its 75 greatest players list, it occurred...

12/03/2025

We're thrilled to announce the upcoming memoir by former Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein. Available for preorder now. Learn more at: https://sites.prh.com/streetwise-lloyd-blankfein

12/02/2025

“I’m not sure Michael was ever uncoachable; he was defiant.” Listen to Phil Jackson and Sam Smith discuss Michael Jordan’s intensity in Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Legendary Players. 🏀