Buswell leaves role at RH Children’s
Sue Buswell, deputy publisher at Random House Children’s, will step down from her role at the end of March.Penguin Random House said Buswell decided...
View ArticlePRH acquires two books from Robin Stevens
Penguin Random House Children’s has acquired two further novels in Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike series.Books four and five in the series, as yet...
View ArticlePRH Children's reveals titles in first combined presentation
A “scratch and sniff” front cover for The Twits and more details about Jacqueline Wilson’s reworking of What Katy Did Next were some of the...
View ArticlePRH Children’s appoints commercial director
Penguin Random House Children’s has appointed Julie Jefferies, currently commercial director at Cornerstone, as finance and commercial director.Mark Gardiner, group finance director, said: “The...
View ArticlePRH to publish colouring books based on classic novels
Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s will this autumn release a series of colouring books for a crossover audience based on classic novels.The first title...
View ArticleMore Dennis the Menace from PRH
Penguin Random House Children’s is this year publishing a range of new titles in the ‘The Diaries of Dennis the Menace’ series, as sales reach...
View ArticleFirst summer party for combined PRH Children's
Francesca Dow, m.d. of Penguin Random House Children’s [pictured below], thanked the division’s authors, illustrators and supporters at its annual summer party at the Serpentine...
View ArticleBarr amnesia book to PRH in “six-figure” deal
Penguin Random House UK Children's has acquired a teen book by Emily Barr in a six-figure deal.Editorial director Ruth Knowles bought world rights to...
View ArticlePRH Children’s to release app as The Twits turn 35
Penguin Random House Children’s and the Roald Dahl Literary Estate will next week release the first ever Dahl app.Twit or Miss is based on...
View ArticleTickets for Waterstones Pratchett event sell out fast
Tickets for Waterstones Piccadilly’s midnight opening for the launch of Terry Pratchett’s final Discworld novel The Shepherd’s Crown have sold out, only hours after...
View ArticlePRH snaps up Ehrlin's picture book
Penguin Random House Children’s has acquired the bestselling self-published title The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep after the title shot to number two in...
View ArticlePRH Children’s appoints Jedrej as marketing director
Penguin Random House Children’s has appointed Vanessa Jedrej (née Godden) to the newly created role of marketing director.In her new role, Jedrej will lead...
View ArticleJeff Kinney to embark on world tour
Bestselling children’s author Jeff Kinney will be visiting the UK as part of a global book tour to mark the release of book 10 in...
View ArticlePRH Children's to publish two more Henn titles
Penguin Random House Children’s is publishing two more books by author/illustrator Sophy Henn.
View ArticleKinney hits number one in multiple territories
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School has reached number one in eight territories with more than 1m copies sold around the world,...
View ArticlePRH Children’s promotes Richard Haines
Penguin Random House Children’s has promoted Richard Haines to the newly created role of head of acquisitions and TV development.
View ArticleMerrington hired as Peter Rabbit brand manager
Penguin Random House Children’s has hired Thomas Merrington, formerly of Silvergate Media, to the newly created role of Peter Rabbit brand manager and head of...
View ArticleDonaldson and Oxenbury partner on picture book
Picture book greats Julia Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury are collaborating for the first time on a picture book that will be published by Penguin Random...
View ArticlePRH to publish new Malorie Blackman novel
A new novel by former children’s laureate Malorie Blackman will be published by Penguin Random House Children’s in April.
View ArticlePRH to publish 'lost' Beatrix Potter story
Frederick Warne & Co, an imprint of Penguin Random House Children’s, will this September release a previously unpublished children’s story by Beatrix Potter, with new...
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