Our Penguin Young Reader division has launched season 2 of the We Are YA podcast!
This season is filled with short episodes with different YA authors talking about how they’re doing during the time of COVID-19, as well as what they’re working on, and what they’re reading and watching! Be sure to share this with your teen & tween students so they can get messages directly from their favorite authors!
We’ve linked our current favorite episode (it changes every day!), with Ruta Sepetys, author of The Fountains of Silence, Salt to the Sea, Out of the Easy, and Between Shades of Gray. From there, you can find the rest of the season, including the most recent episodes with Tochi Onyebuchi, Marie Lu, Danielle Vega, and Laurie Halse Anderson.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026). Her beloved graphic memoir Persepolis transformed a childhood shaped by revolution and exile into a universal story of freedom and dignity that has reached nearly 3.5 million readers in the U.S. alone. Through her work in comics, art, and film, she has helped readers
The Penguin Random House Education Middle School and High School Digital Collections feature outstanding fiction and nonfiction from the children’s, adult, DK, and Grupo Editorial divisions, as well as publishers distributed by Penguin Random House. Peruse online or download these valuable resources to discover great books in specific topic areas such as: English Language Arts,
