Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan and highlights the accomplishments of those in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) community. Browse our titles that celebrate LGBTQIA+ history, creators, and stories. LGBTQIA+ Fiction & Literature LGBTQIA+ History & Memoir

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2026 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,

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Congratulations to the U.S. Creative Writing Award Winners

  We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 Creative Writing Awards, including the inaugural winner of the Chinua Achebe Award for Freedom of Expression. The Chinua Achebe Award for Freedom of Expression is a new creative writing prize honoring the celebrated author’s powerful legacy. Open to public high school students, the award invites applicants

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America 250: The Evolution of the Great American Novel

Created in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, The Evolution of the Great American Novel offers a curated journey through more than two centuries of American fiction. From foundational literary works to influential, genre-defining titles, the books in these collections reflect each era’s evolving ideas about identity, freedom, morality, imagination, and belonging,

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Use It or Lose It: Improve Student Reading with Your Budget Spend Down Funds

As the school year draws to a close, it’s time to start thinking about utilizing leftover school funds before they expire. Why not focus on allocating remaining dollars to resources that directly impact student success? Increasing access to diverse, relevant, high interest texts at various reading levels is a perfect way. Explore Penguin Random House

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Level Up Summer Reading with these Campfire Graphic Novel Adaptations of Classroom Classics!

With summer nearly upon us, experience a dynamic new way to put fun back into the classics with these selections from Campfire Graphic Novels. Based in New Delhi and bringing books to North American readers since 2010, Campfire has published over 85 distinctive stories for middle and high school students ranging from innovative renditions of

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Exploring DK’s Against the Odds and Mount Olympus Mysteries Series

DK’s Against the Odds and Mount Olympus Mysteries Hi-Lo chapter book series for kids ages 10–14+ have a morphology focus and thus provide a vital bridge between decodable and mainstream books. By focusing on suffixes, prefixes, and word roots/bases, these series will improve readers’ spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension, and empower them to confidently understand

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Sandra Cisneros Connects with Ancestors While Writing | ¿Ya Comiste?

Have you eaten? ¿Ya Comiste? is Penguin Random House’s new YouTube series celebrating Latine stories through food, family, and community. Check out this episode featuring an interview with Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street.   Sandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist. Her numerous awards include NEA

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Supporting Educators and Inspiring Young Readers This May With First Book

Penguin Random House is proud to continue its partnership with First Book in celebrating and supporting educators nationwide throughout the month of May. To recognize the vital role teachers, play, 25 educators will each receive a $200 credit to the First Book Marketplace helping them bring new books and resources into their classrooms ahead of summer. This initiative aims to

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