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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
From the New York Times bestselling author and columnist, a moving new memoir of how his decade as drama critic in a dark Broadway era led to an overdue reckoning with family, ambition, love, and loss. On sale April 6th. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/294065...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Emilee Hackney, author of All That's Unseen, shares her story of faith and fracture with @drmoore.bsky.social and @christianitytoday.com. #AllThatsUnseen #EmileeHackney #Appalachia www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_D...
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Emilee Hackney on Appalachia, Faith, and What the Church Doesn’t See
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
THOMAS FRANK ON TOUR! Join Frank as he goes across country to celebrate the launch of his newest book, The Creativity Con. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743572... @harvardbookstore.bsky.social @citylightsbooks.bsky.social @politicsandprose.bsky.social
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Vulture @vulture.com · 02/10/2026
Ahead of his new book, he talks about how radio astronomy, the paintings of Caravaggio, and ‘Moby-Dick’ all ‘fell asleep’ for years.
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Why Do Good Ideas Scare Us?
Ahead of his new book, he talks about how radio astronomy, the paintings of Caravaggio, and ‘Moby-Dick’ all ‘fell asleep’ for years.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NOV 5TH! Join author David Reynolds in conversation with @agordonreed.bsky.social to discuss his new book, Two Ships, at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social, and online. Register now! www.gc.cuny.edu/events/two-s...
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Two Ships: Jamestown 1619, Plymouth 1620, and the Struggle for the Soul of America - David Reynolds in Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Governor and author of the newly released book, Off Ramp, Spencer Cox joined Geoff Bennett on @pbsnews.org to discuss depolarization and his differences with President Trump. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on his blueprint for depolarizing a fractured nation
In the aftermath of the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox emerged as a prominent voice calling on Americans to step back from the political hatred and violenc...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are thrilled that Oprah's Book Club is celebrating 30 years! Penguin Press author Ocean Vuong joined Oprah in a special conversation celebrating this anniversary, now available to watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IA2...
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30 Years of Oprah’s Book Club: The Authors Behind the Stories We Love
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Political disagreement doesn’t have to tear us apart. If we can replace contempt with curiosity, we can rebuild relationships without giving up our beliefs. Listen to Governor Spencer Cox's book bite for @nextbigidea.bsky.social now. nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/tal...
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How to Talk to Someone You Completely Disagree With
Author Spencer Cox shares 5 key insights from his new book, Off Ramp: How to Be a Peacemaker in an Age of Contempt.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Anderson Cooper talks with @willienelsonmusic.bsky.social about his new book, The Last Leaf, on sale November 10th. video.snapstream.net/Play/83QNRWb... @cnn.com
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@willienelsonmusic.bsky.social's newest book THE LAST LEAF will be on shelves November 10th! @billboard.com shares: "Nelson, 93, shares decades of hard-earned wisdom and insights, including those gleaned from his relationship with his longtime love, his wife Annie." www.billboard.com/lists/new-co...
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New Country Music Books to Read This Fall
Billboard highlights eight upcoming or recently-released country music-related books for music fans to enjoy.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“When asked, ‘What was it like, growing up with Diana?’, my first thought is always, But I don’t know what it was like not to grow up with her…” The extraordinary life and death of Diana, as told by her brother, Charles. Available now wherever books, eBooks, and audiobooks are sold.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
IT’S OFFICIAL: Arnold Schwarzenegger is back with a new book. Introducing Better Every Day, a powerful new guide to creating a life of continual growth & deeper purpose. There has never been a best that didn’t start with better. And better starts today. Coming January 12, 2027.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In the debut episode of The Permanent Questions With David Brooks, we hear from author of THE GOOD LIFE METHOD Meghan Sullivan. How should we live our lives? Listen now. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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What Is the Good Life?
The philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan doesn’t just want to teach her students about virtue; she wants to make them better human beings.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are proud to announce that The School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgaard, translated by Martin Aitken, has been longlisted for the National Book Award! View the list from @nationalbook.bsky.social: www.nationalbook.org/longlist-for...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How does democracy fail? One act of cowardice at a time. On sale today from Jacob Weisberg, a devastating reckoning with those who failed to stand up to Trump. “We badly need [this] book… fascinating.” — Tina Brown www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/818503...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Emilee Hackney, author of ALL THAT'S UNSEEN, talks to Talking Appalachia about her new book and the themes she explores—relationship abuse, church hurt, education, poverty, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2dT...
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Author Emilee Hackney and her memoir All That's Unseen
YouTube video by The Talking Appalachian Podcast
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Author of TWO SHIPS David Reynolds reviews two of Frederick Douglass' books in @wsj.com. In his newest book, Reynolds cites Douglass' work in Two Ships, the story of how slavery came to American shores. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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‘Frederick Douglass’s American Founding’ and ‘Until the Last Yoke Is Broken’: A Foundational Question
Frederick Douglass’s early writing and speaking condemned the U.S. Constitution for embedding slavery in its clauses. Decades later, he saw the document very differently.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How to Rule the World by Theo Baker has been shortlisted for the @airmail.news 2026 Tom Wolfe Prizes. Congratulations, @tab-delete.bsky.social! 🎉
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We're coming up on spooky season, and @screenrant.bsky.social has selected the best true crime books, including MURDERLAND by @calfraser.bsky.social at #4! screenrant.com/true-crime-b...
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10 Best True Crime Books Scarier Than Any Horror Novel
True crime books that are scarier than fiction.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Author of 1873, Liaquat Ahamed, joins @financialtimes.com's The Story of Money in conversation with Gillian Tett about his new book and how 1873 became a pivotal economic year that affected the Federal Reserve for decades to come. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ2k...
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In 1873 America ditched silver as money. Then all hell broke loose | The Story of Money
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A great day for the book (The Anxious Generation) and author (@jonathanhaidt.bsky.social) that started a movement. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/s...
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“Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement
In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
BEAUTIFUL. BELOVED. HUNTED. Pre-order now. In Swan Song, Charles Spencer provides the most intimate, loving, and honest portrait yet of his sister. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/836436... #PenguinPress #NewReleases #NewThisMonth #princessdiana #charlesspencer
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A new review for Hannah Arendt by Thomas Meyer and @shelfrisch.bsky.social in @theamscho.bsky.social theamericanscholar.org/hidden-truths/
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Hidden Truths - The American Scholar
A new portrait of one of the 20th century’s most controversial philosophers
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
All That's Unseen by Emilee Hackney is on sale now. Read about the New York Times bestselling memoir in @wsj.com! www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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She Escaped Teen Marriage in Appalachia. Her Time at Harvard Was Even Worse.
Emilee Hackney writes about her tumultuous coming of age in “All That’s Unseen.”
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“The Metropolitan Museum of Art is Making a Very Bad Mistake.” @danathomasparis.bsky.social, author of Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, writes for @nytopinion.nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/o...
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Opinion | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Making a Very Bad Mistake
Is the Met Gala’s new theme antisemitism?
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thrilled to share that All That's Unseen by Emilee Hackney is a @nytimes.com bestseller!!! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748921...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made is on sale today! Read an exclusive excerpt of the new book in @vanityfair.com.
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From Day to Night: How Harry Belafonte Hosted a Historic Week of The Tonight Show Featuring Robert F. Kennedy, Paul Newman, and Martin Luther King Jr.
An exclusive excerpt from ‘Daylight Come’ revisits King’s last televised interview, where Belafonte, sitting in for Johnny Carson, masterfully converged all corners of American culture, from Hollywood...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In his interview with The Ringer @colsonwhitehead.com recommends Murderland by @calfraser.bsky.social! "It’s about serial killers and possible causes for the epidemic of serial killers in the ’60s and ’70s and ’80s. It’s pretty good." www.theringer.com/2026/07/21/b...
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How to Die and Be Reborn in Colson Whitehead’s New York
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author opens up about midlife, the state of writing, and how his new book, ‘Cool Machine,’ makes sense of the world
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Daylight Come by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro is on sale now! Harry Belafonte changed American music, culture, and history. From the recording studio to the front lines of the civil rights movement, this illuminating biography traces Harry Belafonte's remarkable life and enduring legacy.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"In one of my earliest memories, I’m shrinking. I’m in the back seat of my parents’ car, face pressed against the window, straining to see the peaks of the mountains outside..." Read an excerpt of ALL THAT'S UNSEEN by Emilee Hackney in @literaryhub.bsky.social. lithub.com/what-it-mean...
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What It Means to Come From Appalachian Coal Country
In one of my earliest memories, I’m shrinking. I’m in the back seat of my parents’ car, face pressed against the window, straining to see the peaks of the mountains outside. The road we’re driving …
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Emilee Hackney, the debut author of ALL THAT'S UNSEEN, sat down with @amnanawaz.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org to discuss her new book and the wider nation's misconceptions about Appalachia. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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On 'Settle In,' Emilee Hackney and Amna Nawaz discuss Appalachian stereotypes
Appalachia is often stereotyped as a region defined by struggling coal towns and substance abuse. Writer Emilee Hackney says those portrayals don’t reflect her life growing up in southwestern Virginia...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“[An] achingly intelligent memoir . . . It’s been 10 years since the publication of Hillbilly Elegy, by Vice President JD Vance, and we finally have an Appalachian memoir worthy of its origins." @nytimes.com reviews ALL THAT'S UNSEEN from Emilee Hackney. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
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Book Review: ‘All That’s Unseen,’ by Emilee Hackney
“All That’s Unseen,” by Emilee Hackney, an eighth-generation Appalachian, offers a portrait both loving and cleareyed of the region that formed her.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
On sale today, All That's Unseen by Emilee Hackney ⛰️ ⁠⁠A love letter to Appalachia. A story of survival. A testament to the power of finding your own voice.⁠ A powerful memoir about belonging, resilience, and the many ways we find our way home. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748921...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Emilee Hackney's memoir ALL THAT'S UNSEEN publishes next week. Read an excerpt in @electricliterature.com now. electricliterature.com/leaving-my-f...
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Leaving My Fiancé, Losing My Faith, and Finding Freedom - Electric Literature
I had no one to answer to. No one to make me feel guilty and dirty and sinful
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We're deeply proud of our author Calvin Duncan, whose remarkable journey and continued fight for justice are featured in The Guardian. Learn more about his extraordinary story in The Jailhouse Lawyer. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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He won office in Louisiana after a murder exoneration. Maga wouldn’t let the election stand
Calvin Duncan studied law in prison to free himself and won his court clerk race in a landslide. Three hours in, the role was abolished in an act of ‘white supremacy’
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Pulitzer Prize winner Joshua Cohen returns with #DeadHerzls: an epic family saga spanning continents, generations, and the turbulent history of the twentieth century. A major new novel from one of today's most acclaimed writers. Coming February 2027. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/833912...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"A marvelous book. It’s gossipy and personal and completely fascinating.” — New York Times Emily Eakin’s The Frenchmen takes readers inside the lives, rivalries, and ideas of the thinkers who transformed modern intellectual life. On sale now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317335...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Join Ocean Vuong tomorrow from 10am-12pm EST at www.instagram.com/penguinpress/ for a Q&A! Submit any questions you'd like.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Ocean Vuong's heartwarming novel The Emperor of Gladness is now in paperback! 💫💫💫⁠ ⁠ Pick up the Oprah's Book Club pick that is described as "magnificent" (LA Times), "sprawling" (TIME), and "powerful" (PBS Newshour).⁠ ⁠ Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/752232...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🎉 Happy On Sale Day to Our Knives Will Save Us by Nephi Craig! A powerful memoir about healing, Indigenous foodways, and finding purpose through food. Get your copy today: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/752317...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“A dazzling survey of some three centuries of American history . . . Reading Two Ships would be an excellent way to observe this particular Fourth of July.” —Maureen Corrigan, @nprfreshair.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/07/03/n...
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You know the Mayflower. What about the White Lion? Here's the story of 'Two Ships'
David S. Reynolds' book examines the twin legacies of the Mayflower, which carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620, and the White Lion, which brought the first enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Join Nephi Craig on his book tour for Our Knives Will Save Us! 🌽🍗🥦 Craig shares a powerful story of healing, resilience, and Indigenous foodways, exploring how reclaiming ancestral knowledge can nourish communities and transform lives.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"Unflinching . . . All That’s Unseen is a gripping exploration of identity, class, religion and a large swath of American life that is fighting with all its might to survive." @ajc.com reviews Emilee Hackney's forthcoming memoir, on shelves July 28th! www.ajc.com/arts-enterta...
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From Appalachian coalfields to Harvard, memoir charts extraordinary journey
Emilee Hackney gives an intimate look at a way of life unfamiliar to many but more widespread than imagined by those whose worldview is shaped by social media and pop culture.
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
War changes history. It changes those who survive it. From New York Times bestselling author @admiralstav.bsky.social comes The Turning Tide, an epic WWII novel of leadership, sacrifice, love, and the true cost of war. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/716444...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Join the Reddit AMA! @calfraser.bsky.social, author of Murderland and Prairie Fires, is hosting an AMA right now until 3 pm EST. www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
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From the IAmA community on Reddit: Hi Reddit! I'm Caroline Fraser, author of Prairie Fires, a Pulitzer prize winning biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and the Edgar Award winning Murderland, a true c...
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mary childs @marychilds.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
this week we get to sit down with economic historian, bond person, and pulitzer-prize-winning author Liaquat Ahamed. I can't recommend hanging out with him enough. learn about the crash of 1873, if you can: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uirW...
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The Pettiest Financial Crash In History
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Liaquat Ahamed's 1873, reviewed in The Economist. www.economist.com/culture/2026...
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Why the market for histories of depressions is red hot
“1873”, a new book, offers some lessons for the AI craze
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Join @calfraser.bsky.social on Reddit next Monday as she does an Ask Me Anything for her fans/reader! Just head to www.reddit.com/r/AMA/ June 29th at 1 pm ET!
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In a bold new planetary history, bestselling author Olivia Judson traces how life transformed our world through five great expansions: Rock, Light, Oxygen, Flesh, and Fire. A dazzling story of Earth, evolution, and our place in the cosmos. 🌎 Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746822...
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
💡Announcing The Creativity Con from Thomas Frank, coming this October! This is a bold indictment of how America's obsession with creative innovation masks inequality, and reinforces it, rationalizing harmful policies and protecting the elite. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743572...
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