Penguin Press

08/05/2026

Thrilled to share that All That's Unseen by Emilee Hackney is a The New York Times bestseller! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748921/all-thats-unseen-by-emilee-hackney/

08/04/2026

Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made 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.

“Joshua Jelly-Schapiro's Daylight Come takes us to places no biography in recent memory has. Through the discipline of research, and through love, Jelly-Schapiro's far-reaching portrait of Harry Belafonte, one of the twentieth century's greatest stars, is also the story of the bitter effects of colonialism and segregation, and the human desire and need to transcend both, the better to become a self. This book fills the heart and mind, and is essential reading for our times.” —Hilton Als

07/31/2026

Named one of The New York Times's Most Anticipated Books of 2026, Daylight Come lands next week! This sweeping new biography of Harry Belafonte celebrates the life, artistry, and activism of one of the twentieth century's most influential cultural figures.

07/30/2026

“This impressive exposé from Weizman, founder of human rights investigative group Forensic Architecture, outlines how Israel uses environmental destruction as a tool of 'ethnic cleansing' against Palestinians . . . the author offers a myth-busting history of Gaza’s tunnels that presents them as necessary civic infrastructure used to connect bifurcated refugee camps and subvert blockades . . . It’s a sickening look at Israel’s systemic erasure of Palestinian life.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Available wherever books are sold.

07/28/2026

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. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748921/all-thats-unseen-by-emilee-hackney/

07/23/2026

Join Joshua Jelly-Schapiro on tour to celebrate his new book, Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made!

Daylight Come is a vibrant, revealing portrait of the "King of Calypso," whose extraordinary performing career and activism helped remake America through the civil rights era and beyond. On sale August 4.

07/23/2026

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.

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’

07/22/2026

From Joshua Cohen, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and author of The Netanyahus, comes a major new novel.

is an epic family saga spanning continents, generations, and the turbulent history of the twentieth century. Centered on the descendants of Theodor Herzl, the novel explores the ways private lives are shaped by public ideas and how family histories can reverberate across the world.

Ambitious, haunting, and utterly absorbing, is a landmark new novel from one of contemporary literature's most acclaimed voices. Coming February 2027.

Learn more: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/833912/dead-herzls-by-joshua-cohen/

07/21/2026

"A marvelous book. It’s gossipy and personal and completely fascinating." — The 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: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317335/the-frenchmen-by-emily-eakin/

07/20/2026

Music legend. Civil rights champion. Cultural icon. Daylight Come by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro hits shelves next month! This vibrant new biography traces Harry Belafonte's extraordinary life. From his groundbreaking artistic career to his unwavering activism, Daylight Come reveals how Belafonte helped reshape American culture and history.⁠

“Daylight Come takes us to places no biography in recent memory has . . . This book fills the heart and mind, and is essential reading for our times.” —Hilton Als