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10/07/2026

Diana: Princess. Sister. Mother.

"Head-spinning, fascinating, truly touching, devastating. A portrait of Diana that is affectionate, sad, and lovely." —The Guardian

Swan Song, available now wherever books are sold.

10/06/2026

Now in paperback.

Milwaukee 1932: Private eye Hicks McTaggart is hired for what should be a routine case – finding a missing cheese heiress - but soon finds himself shanghaied to Hungary and entangled with N***s, British counterspies, swing musicians, practitioners of the paranormal, outlaw motorcyclists, and the troubles that come with each of them, none of which Hicks is qualified, forget about being paid, to deal with.

“Bonkers and brilliant fun.” -The Washington Post

“A literary triumph.” -The Boston Globe

“Late Pynchon at his finest.” -Los Angeles Times

10/06/2026

🎉 Karl Ove Knausgaard's novel THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT is a National Book Foundation finalist! Translated by Martin Aitken, The School of Night is a cautionary tale about the lengths that we will go to achieve success—and how far we are willing to fall. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/books/national-book-award-finalists.html

10/06/2026

On sale today 📚 The First Reader by Luiz Schwarcz! From one of the world’s most celebrated literary publishers, a beautiful and candid meditation on the art of being a partner to creative greatness. Drawing on four decades in publishing, Schwarcz writes with candor about some of the world’s greatest writers and trickiest personalities he’s encountered at Companhia das Letras, the celebrated Brazilian publishing house he founded, while retaining his love and reverence for what these artists can do and what they can mean in the world. For creatives and collaborators alike, The First Reader is a master class and a source of inspiration and delight.

10/06/2026

"'Just so long as you ain't another one of these metaphysical detectives, out looking for Revelation. Get to reading too much crime fiction in the magazines, start thinking it's all about who done it. What really happened.'"

Shadow Ticket is now out in paperback

10/06/2026

Artists from Bach to Bruegel, Botticelli to Caravaggio, technologies from solar panels to the steam engine, books like Melville’s Moby Dick and Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, even concrete. What do they have in common? They were all Sleeping Beauties, brilliant ideas ahead of their time.⁠
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In this humbling but remarkably hopeful book, David Byrne gives us courage to try new things and the wisdom to embrace them.⁠
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The gorgeous package features a paper over board cover, color endpapers, and photographs throughout. Available now wherever you shop for books.⁠
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Learn more: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734208/sleeping-beauties-by-david-byrne/

10/01/2026

Watch Charles Spencer, author of Swan Song, talk to Tina Brown about growing up with Diana, her marriage to then-Prince Charles, and the aftermath of her tragic death.

Last night in NYC, I sat down with Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spence...

09/30/2026

Congratulations to Charles Spencer on his book, Swan Song, becoming a #1 New York Times bestseller!

09/30/2026

“Parenting is a practice. You learn from your mistakes and then repeat them anyway.” Read an exclusive excerpt from Nick Paumgarten’s upcoming book, THE INTANGIBLES, in The New Yorker.

Parenting is a practice, the hockey dad learns. You learn from your mistakes and then repeat them anyway.

09/29/2026

We are thrilled that Oprah's Book Club is celebrating 30 years! Penguin Press author Ocean Vuong joined Oprah Winfrey in a special conversation celebrating this anniversary, now available.

BUY THE BOOKS!The Oprah Book Club storefronthttps://amzn.to/4j5y1...