One of Refinery29’s favorite books is ours, too! Kathryn Stockett’s The Help makes their list of 25 favs - this awesome list will keep us busy at the beach this summer!
Ron Charles Totally Hip Video Book Review of Danielle Evans’s “Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self.”
Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is.
My own commencement speaker, who shall remain nameless, began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This…
Nils Olav already has medals for conduct and service. He made honorary colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard. And now he’s been knighted. Not bad for a penguin — actually, three of them.
Laura Vanderkam’s newest e-book is available today!
Wonder Where to Start With Sustainable Seafood?
Paul Greenberg, the author of Four Fish, breaks down for F&W readers the who, what, where and why of eco-friendly fish. His core advice? Buy American. Check out his recommendations for prawn, porgy, bycatch and scallops—from the Pacific Northwest to Louisiana to Cape Cod.
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“[Readers] will identify with these anxious, engaging people who struggle to live differently from their parents while coming to terms with their own limitations.” -PEOPLE magazine on Meg Wolitzer’s THE INTERESTINGS
World Book Night Countdown!
Penguin is a (super!) proud sponsor of World Book Night and the event kicks off its second year the evening of April 22nd. PSB is excited that two of our authors have titles in the mix - David Benioff and John Green! Volunteers around the world will be giving away copies of City of Thieves and Looking for Alaska. Kick off events are being held across the country (full schedule here). Get reading, world!
BIG congratulations to PSB’s David Nasaw! The Patriarch is a 2013 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Biography.
R. Dwayne Betts is a 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellow - read his “A Postmodern Two-Step” in T magazine.
