Ryan resigns from PRH
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) publishing manager Louise Ryan has resigned after 16 years with the company. Ryan joined Penguin/Pearson in early 2005 and has been in the role of...
255 jobs at risk as PRH UK proposes closure of warehouse
In the UK, Penguin Random House (PRH) is proposing to close its distribution centre in Rugby, potentially resulting in 255 job losses, reports the Bookseller. PRH said the move was...
Penguin Random House creates new PR director role for UK children’s division
In the UK, Penguin Random House has announced it will create a new PR director role for the children’s division, following the departure of Adele Minchin. The Bookseller reports that...
Penguin Random House launches audio app
Penguin Random House has launched a new audio app called ‘Volumes’, reports Galleycat. The free app allows readers to listen to audio clips from authors including Jodi Picoult, Sophie Kinsella...
Penguin Random House partners with Universal Pictures for book-to-film adaptations
In the US, Penguin Random House (PRH) has partnered with Universal Pictures with the aim of adapting more books to film, reports Publishers Weekly. Random House Studios head Peter Gethers will...
Penguin Random House NZ announces new leadership team
Penguin Random House New Zealand has announced a number of appointments to its leadership team.Carrie Welch, general manger of sales and business development at Penguin NZ, will take on the...
Penguin Random House Canada distribution to merge
Distribution for Penguin Canada books will move from Pearson Canada’s warehouse in Newmarket, Ontario, to Random House’s Canada warehouses, reports Publishers Weekly. The move is expected to take place in...
Penguin Random House to combine Sydney offices
All Sydney-based Penguin Random House staff will move into Random House’s North Sydney office in late September, the company has confirmed.A spokesperson for Penguin Random House told Books+Publishing that ‘all...
Blake to retire as Penguin sales director, Schwarcz appointed PRH sales director
Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced the retirement of Penguin sales director Peter Blake. Following Blake’s departure on 28 November, Random House sales director Gavin Schwarcz will take on the new...
Penguin Random House releases new logo
Penguin Random House has released its new logo, reports Publishers Weekly. According to a statement from Penguin Random House, the new logo ‘underscores the importance of the written word to...
Penguin Random House hosts inaugural book bloggers forum
Penguin Random House hosted its inaugural National Book Bloggers Forum on 20 May.Sydney-based journalist, reviewer and book blogger Paula Grunseit reports:Around 40 book bloggers (including just two men) gathered at the...
Penguin Random House US creates consumer marketing unit
In the US, Penguin Random House (PRH) has created a consumer marketing development and operations group, reports Publishers Weekly. The newly named senior vice president and director Amanda Close will...
Thompson appointed MD of Penguin Random House NZ, Ferns to depart
Penguin Random House has appointed Margaret Thompson to the newly created position of managing director of Penguin Random House New Zealand. Thompson was previously managing director of Penguin New Zealand....
Penguin Random House NZ announces leadership restructure, Thompson appointed MD, Ferns to depart
Penguin Random House has announced the appointment of Margaret Thompson to the newly created position of managing director of Penguin Random House New Zealand. The appointment of Thompson, who has...
Penguin Random House to hold ‘National Book Bloggers Forum’
Penguin Random House Australia has announced it will hold a ‘National Book Bloggers Forum’ in Sydney on 20 May during the Sydney Writers’ Festival. Random House Australia marketing and publicity director...
Up to 18 jobs at risk at Random House Children’s Publishers UK
In the UK, up to 18 jobs at Random House Children’s Publishers (RHCP) are at risk of redundancy, reports the Bookseller. According to the Bookseller, affected staff in marketing, publicity,...
Penguin Random House results
Bertelsmann, which owns 53% of the recently merged entity Penguin Random House, has released its annual financial report. The report ‘reflects a full year of Random House … and a...
RiP Sue Townsend
British author Sue Townsend has died, aged 68. Townsend was the creator of the bestselling ‘Adrian Mole’ series, beginning with The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ (Penguin) in...
Penguin Random House UK launches ‘My Independent Bookshop’
Penguin Random House UK (PRH UK) has launched a consumer recommendation website. My Independent Bookshop ‘encourages readers to set up their own virtual bookshops to share their favourite reads as...
Penguin Random House to acquire trade businesses of Spanish-language publisher Santillana
In a move that it says will ‘significantly’ boost its presence in Spain and Latin America, Penguin Random House has signed agreements to acquire the trade book businesses of Spanish-language...