Congratulations, @karenhao.bsky.social! This weekend Empire of AI won the @latimes.com Book Prize for Science and Technology.

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The book is out now! Lovely review and profile of influential field biologist George Schaller here: news.mongabay.com/2026/04/geor...

(My own review died with the WaPo book review section, but this is better than I could've done anyway.)

My review of Miriam Horn's magnificent biography of wildlife biologist and conservation scientist George Schaller from @penguinpress.bsky.social is up @science.org #wildlifebiology #conservation #primates #booksky #bookcritic 🧪

“A superbly engrossing adventure of ideas…” —Sarah Bakewell

Announcing The Frenchmen by Emily Eakin: a sharp, stylish history of French theory and its unlikely grip on American culture.

Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317335...

Cybercrime. A cross-country chase. $250 million stolen. Named a Crime Reads Best Book of the Year, RUTH RUN is a pulse-pounding ride you won’t want to miss. Now available in paperback! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757100...

Congratulations to Greg Grandin for winning the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award for his book, America, América! www.pbk.org/2026-emerson...

We’re thrilled to announce the long-awaited memoir from visionary artist Robert Wilson.

From Einstein on the Beach to collaborations with Philip Glass and more, The Space Behind the Face traces his journey from Texas to the world stage.

Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804124...

A thinker for our time.

Hannah Arendt by Thomas Meyer, translated by @shelfrisch.bsky.social, reexamines one of the most influential political minds of the twentieth century. On sale 8/11.

Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609267...

#HannahArendt

‘A Scandal in Königsberg’ Review: Parish Problem Two Lutheran preachers garnered outraged complaints from male parishioners in a 19th-century German city. Women came to the defense of the clergymen.

“At only 150 pages, A Scandal in Königsberg is a book of miniature perfection.” @wsj.com reviews Christopher Clark's newest book, available now. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Congratulations to @karenhao.bsky.social on her win for the @bookcritics.bsky.social award in nonfiction! 🎉🎉🎉 Get the award-winning Empire of AI here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569...

The Inside Story of the Greatest Deal Google Ever Made: Buying DeepMind Before artificial intelligence minted billionaires and roiled the stock market, the London startup caught the attention of tech’s biggest names.

Read an exclusive excerpt from Sebastian Mallaby's THE INFINITY MACHINE via @wsj.com.

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/deep...

Ottessa Moshfegh Wants to Write an Ending That Messes With You With her novels Eileen, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, and Lapvona, Moshfegh redefined the novel as a place of risk and danger for a new generation of readers and writers

Ottessa Moshfegh opens up to Harpers Bazaar about her unique writing, the dynamic between romance and loneliness, and more. www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...

Two years of The Anxious Generation 💡
100 weeks on the @nytimes.com bestseller list 🎉

@jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's groundbreaking look at how smartphones and social media reshaped childhood continues to spark global conversation.

Join the movement: www.anxiousgeneration.com/join

Fake News, Ruined Lives and a 19th-Century Sex Panic

"Clark is an elegant and evocative writer, and A Scandal in Königsberg offers a brisk account of a 19th-century sex panic that captivated the public and ruined lives . . . Clark tells his story with verve." —Jennifer Szalai, @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/b...

We’re proud to announce Off Ramp by Utah Governor
Spencer Cox—a timely, practical guide to depolarization that shows us how to disagree better, whether at the dinner table, online, or in the arena of American politics. Preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827061...

Happy pub day to Stay Alive by #IanBuruma — an astonishing, widely praised account of Jewish life in WWII Berlin. A powerful study in extremes: depravity & resilience, blindness & courage.

“Richly complex, if often painful.” —Kirkus

Learn more:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723960...

WASHINGTON, DC ON APRIL 16! Join @rabihalameddine.bsky.social and John Freeman at @politicsprose.bsky.social as they launch their new short story anthology, The Penguin Book of the International Short Story. politics-prose.com/rabih-alamed...

‘One Battle after Another’ Wins Best Adapted Screenplay | 98th Oscars Speech (2026) YouTube video by Oscars

"I owe a huge debt of admiration and love to Thomas Pynchon." Congratulations to Paul Thomas Anderson, writer and director of One Battle After Another, a film inspired by Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymG9...

Another interesting new book just arrived: "The Score" by C. Thi Nguyen and @penguinpress.bsky.social.

I am particularly intrigued by its focus on scoring systems, how they shape our choices, and how they relate to assessment, evaluation, and grading.

Thanks @davidmchugh.bsky.social for the rec!

Congratulations to Lloyd Blankfein on his instant New York Times bestseller! Streetwise is available now, wherever you get your books: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780438...

In celebration of @MichaelPollan.bsky.social’s book release and return to the Bioneers mainstage, we’re gifting registrants a FREE copy of “A World Appears” when you purchase Conference tickets using the code ‘MIND.’

Plant Genus or Celebrity Baby Name with Michael Pollan YouTube video by Penguin Press

All of @michaelpollan.bsky.social's books explore our relationship with plants, so we thought we'd play a little game -- Plant Genus or a Celebrity Baby Name? Follow along and reply . . . which ones did you get right? 😉🌱

27 Books Coming in March

A SCANDAL IN KONIGSBERG by Christopher Clark and STAY ALIVE by Ian Buruma, recommended in @nytimes.com's books to read this month!
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/b...

At 18, Nephi Craig was facing prison. Instead, he found a second chance in culinary school—and a calling to reclaim Indigenous ingredients and foodways.

Our Knives Will Save Us is a story of resilience, recovery, and the power of food to heal.

Learn more: shorturl.at/nJ9y8

Ann Godoff, a Top Editor and Publisher of Best Sellers, Dies at 76

My long-time editor at Penguin Press died this week and I can't let her go without telling you how remarkable - talented, tough, generous, kind - she was and how much she'll be missed. And how lucky I was to work with her. (gift article) @penguinpress.bsky.social

Michael Pollan discusses A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness Michael Pollan and Susan Orlean discuss A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness

There are still tickets available for my LA event with @booksoup with @susanorlean on March 5. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-po...

We were both so awed by Ann. Grateful for her support of our book as to have had the privilege of knowing her.

Ann Godoff, a Top Editor and Publisher of Best Sellers, Dies at 76

Ann and her team gave @kateconger.com and me our shots as first time authors. Her belief helped lead to Character Limit and we couldn't be more grateful. RIP to a publishing legend.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b...

We’re heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Ann Godoff, Penguin Press’s founder, President, and Editor-in-Chief.

Ann lived by the words of poet Mary Oliver, an author she had worked with for years: “to pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”

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A Hymn to Life by #GisèlePelicot is an instant New York Times bestseller 🎉