Penguin Random House Canada Remembers Stuart McLean

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It was announced today that cherished humorist, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Stuart McLean has passed away.

Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada, has been Stuart McLean’s proud publisher of fourteen books over the past twenty-seven years.

In reflecting on Stuart and his work, Nicole Winstanley, Publisher of Penguin Canada, said:

Knopf Canada to Publish Debut Collection of Stories by Tom Hanks

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TORONTO 2017-02-21 – Tom Hanks will publish a collection of stories with Knopf Canada in October. The book, UNCOMMON TYPE: Some Stories is Hanks’s first book and will be published in hardcover, ebook, and as an audio book from Penguin Random House, with Hanks reading. Sonny Mehta Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Alfred A. Knopf acquired the book from Esther Newberg at ICM Partners in New York and Anne Collins, Publisher of Knopf Canada, acquired Canadian rights to UNCOMMON TYPEfrom Knopf US.

Viking Canada to Publish John le Carré's A Legacy of Spies in a Worldwide Publishing Event

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TORONTO 2017-03-07: Viking Canada is delighted to announce the publication of a new novel by John le Carré, A Legacy of Spies, to be published on September 5, 2017.

This is the first novel in over twenty-five years to feature George Smiley, le Carré’s most beloved character.

Random House Canada Announces Jann Arden's Feeding My Mother: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss

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March, 20, 2017. Toronto, Canada – Random House Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada, has acquired Feeding My Mother: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss, a new memoir by singer-songwriter, author and social media star Jann Arden, for publication in November of 2017.

Puffin Canada to Publish #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sophie Kinsella's Debut Chapter Book Series

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Toronto, Canada (March 23, 2017)  Puffin Canada has acquired a new chapter book series from the New York Times and global bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, as announced today by Tara Walker, VP and Publisher, and Lynne Missen, Publishing Director, Fiction, Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers.

Knopf Canada announces a bold new book by Naomi Klein, NO IS NOT ENOUGH: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need

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Toronto: (April 5, 2017) - Knopf Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada, is very pleased to announce the publication of a new book from Naomi Klein as part of a worldwide publishing event on June 13, 2017. In No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need, one of the world’s most important activists turns her lens on the occupant of the most powerful office in the world to give us a tool kit for understanding and resisting Trump’s shock politics.

Viking Canada to Publish Book Five in Millennium Series

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TORONTO, November 18, 2016 – The worldwide #1 bestselling Millennium series of novels will continue in September with the publication of book five in the series, written by David Lagercrantz and featuring the return of its two iconic protagonists, Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist. The announcement was made today by Nicole Winstanley, Publisher of Penguin Canada, in concert with Millennium publishers around the world. The title of the fifth book in the series will be announced at a later date.

Penguin Random House Launches #ProjectReadathon Million Minutes Campaign April 17-23

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New York, NY … April 17, 2017 – Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, today announced the launch of its #ProjectReadathon Million Minutes campaign, giving readers the chance to help young readers in local communities throughout North America.  From April 17 – 23, the week leading up to UNESCO’s World Book and Copyright Day, readers will be invited to visit a speciall

Hazlitt Nominated for Six National Magazine Awards!

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We are very pleased to share the fantastic news that Hazlitt has been recognized with nominations for SIX National Magazine Awards in this the 40th year of the awards.

Congratulations to editor-in-chief Jordan Ginsberg, senior editor Haley Cullingham, and fiction editor Kiara Kent on this remarkable recognition of their outstanding work. 

The nominations are:

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