Jennifer Niven, author portrait
© Justin Conway

Jennifer Niven

Jennifer Niven is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places, Holding Up the Universe, Breathless, and, with David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go as well as the popular Velva Jean series and non-fiction for adults. Her books have been translated into over seventy-five languages and have won literary awards around the world. When she isn’t working on multiple book and TV projects­, Jennifer also oversees Germ, a literary web magazine for high school age and beyond. Jennifer divides her time between coastal Georgia and Paris.
All the Bright Places Collector's Edition
Take Me With You When You Go
Breathless
Holding Up the Universe
All the Bright Places

Author Jennifer Niven on writing for opposing characters | Author Shorts

Books

All the Bright Places Collector's Edition
Take Me With You When You Go
Breathless
Holding Up the Universe
All the Bright Places

Media

Author Jennifer Niven on writing for opposing characters | Author Shorts

Books for Native American Heritage Month

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month this November, Penguin Random House Education is highlighting books that detail the history of Native Americans, and stories that explore Native American culture and experiences. Browse our collections here: Native American Creators Native American History & Culture

Read more

2024 Middle and High School Collections

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,

Read more

PRH Education High School Collections

All reading communities should contain protected time for the sake of reading. Independent reading practices emphasize the process of making meaning through reading, not an end product. The school culture (teachers, administration, etc.) should affirm this daily practice time as inherently important instructional time for all readers. (NCTE, 2019)   The Penguin Random House High

Read more

PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

Translanguaging is a communicative practice of bilinguals and multilinguals, that is, it is a practice whereby bilinguals and multilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning (García, 2009; García, Ibarra Johnson, & Seltzer, 2017)   It is through that lens that we have partnered with teacher educators and bilingual education experts, Drs.

Read more