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The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook Is Coming This May
Random House Worlds announced a new cookbook on the way for gamers, as The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook will be released this May Unlike other cookbooks that have been released for video games, this one comes with customized recipes made by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, creator and developer of the game No better expert in telling[...]
Minecraft Announces New Cookbook For Young Chefs
Random House Worlds revealed a new gaming cookbook with The Crafter's Kitchen: An Official Minecraft Cookbook for Young Chefs and Their Families As the unnecessarily long title suggests, this book is filled with recipes for kids that they can easily follow, both by themselves and with family members All with the intended goal of teaching[...]
New Minecraft Novel Released This Week For The Holidays
Random House Worlds has released a new Minecraft novel this week, as you can now pick up Minecraft: The Outsider online and at book stores The book has been written by Danica Davidson, the critically acclaimed author who has penned nineteen books for young readers This latest venture adds a new middle-grade adventure novel based[...]
Random House Announces Dungeons & Dragons Novel With New Party
Random House Worlds revealed a brand new Dungeons & Dragons novel series is on the way, featuring a brand new adventuring party The book is called The Fallbacks: Bound for Ruin, and it is written by New York Times bestselling author Jaleigh Johnson As mentioned int he title, this new adventuring party is called The Fallbacks, who[...]
The Afro-Unicorns To Get Graphic Novels In 2024
Random House Children's Books has signed a deal to be the "master trade publisher" for the Afro Unicorn line created by April Showers designed to "represent the uniqueness of women and children of colour in a truly diverse and inclusive fashion April is a lead-by-example creator who works to uplift, advocate and inspire women and[...]
Random House Worlds Reveals World Of Warcraft: War Of The Scaleborn
Random House Worlds has announced that they will be publishing World Of Warcraft: War Of The Scaleborn, the latest novelization from the video game Working with Blizzard Entertainment and penned by bestselling author Courtney Alameda, the book enters the Dragonflight chapter of the game with a new original tale based on events from that expansion[...]
Mel Gillman's Reclusivia, a Horror MG NB OGN From Random House
They were co-editor with Kori Michele Handwerker and a contributor to The Other Side, an anthology of 19 queer paranormal romance comics published in 2016. Reclusivia Random House Graphic, part of Penguin, is an imprint dedicated to publishing graphic novels for kids and teens of every age and interest, fiction and nonfiction, and launched its first list[...]
Growing Pangs Sequel Turning Twelve by Kathryn Ormsbee & Molly Brooks 
Turning Twelve "tells the story of homeschooled Katie; it's 2004 and turning 12 brings big changes for Katie—bras, her period, her first babysitting job, and the realization that she has a crush on a girl, something she knows some members of her community won't approve of." Shana Corey at Random House Books for Young Readers has[...]
Julio Anta & Gabi Mendez's Bull Hill Graphic Novels for Six Figures
And, with a second untitled Bull Hill graphic novel, Shana Corey at Random House has bought world rights for an unnamed six-figure sum. The first book follows 12-year-old NYC kid Santiago, the son of a Colombian American father and white American mother Santi isn't fluent in Spanish, so when he spends a summer upstate with his[...]
How Marvel Comics First Overtook DC Comics In 1972
The second is Random House But in the last half of 1972, that was suddenly Marvel Comics for the first time One of the earliest comic book retailers and comic historian Bob Beerbohm (author of Comic Book Store Wars) set up the Californian comic book store and the first comic book chain He has many tales to tell,[...]
Dragonlance: Dragons Of Deceit Announced For Q3 2022
Random House revealed a brand new chapter to the Dragonlance series is on the way in 2022 with Dragonlance: Dragons Of Deceit Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have partnered up again for this new entry into the franchise, which has spanned nearly 38 years at this point with over 190 novels to its credit This[...]
Sina Grace Sells New Graphic Novel, The Big Deal, to Random House
But she is also still Senior Editor at Random House Graphic And has bought, in an exclusive submission, a contemporary middle-grade graphic novel trilogy by Sina Grace The first book, The Big Deal, features young Sasan Rad as he tries to navigate his Persian heritage with his American identity Sasan is determined to get the newest[...]
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The US Department of Justice has announced it is suing to block a two billion dollar deal over German media giant Bertelsmann's Penguin Random House, the largest publisher in the world, buying US publisher Simon & Schuster, from ViacomCBS Or in comic book terms, see the exclusive distributor of DC Comics, Dark Horse and IDW[...]
Sami Brice's Ripple
Life was hard enough as she started high school, but now she has to deal with a new side of her identity she had been putting on the back burner, and deal with her cousins at the same time. Whitney Leopard at Random House Graphic has acquired world rights to Ripple, which will be published in[...]
Chris Grabenstein's Lemoncello Gets Graphic Novel Adaptations
Lemoncello's Library, the graphic novel, has been picked up by Michelle Nagler and Shana Corey at Random House to be published in the summer of 2023 Carrie Hannigan and Josh Getzler at HG Literary represented Chris Grabenstein, and Simon Bollinger at Shannon Associates represented Douglas Holgate. When Kyle Keeley learns that the world's world's most famous game maker, Luigi[...]
Diamond Responds To IDW Distriubution Announcement I Haven't Seen
IDW Publishing and Penguin Random House Publisher Services  today announced an exclusive worldwide multi-year sales and distribution agreement for IDW's newly published and backlist comic book periodicals, trade collections, and graphic novels to the Direct Market comic shops beginning June 1, 2022 The new agreement complements and expands their current partnership, in which PRHPS sells[...]
Tea Dragon's Kay O'Neill Auctions The Moth-Keeper OGN To Random House
In the end, the auction was won by Whitney Leopard at Random House Graphic and The Moth Keeper is planned to be published in 2023 Kay O'Neill's agent, Linda Camacho at Gallt & Zacker represented them for North American rights. Initially publishing on Tumblr, Oni Press picked up their webcomic Princess Princess, published as Princess Princess Ever[...]
Hugo and Dino by Jarod Roselló.
Hugo And Dino has been bought by Whitney Leopard at Random House Graphic, to be published in the autumn of 2023 as part of a three-book deal Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary negotiated the deal for world rights. Jarod Roselló's Hugo And Dino Jarod Roselló is a Cuban American writer, cartoonist, teacher and author of the[...]
Marvel Cancels More Diamond Orders, Shops Must Reorder On New Terms
Instead, they must be reordered from Diamond using the new less favourable terms, or through Penguin Random House's possibly less favourable terms Marvel Comics have now added some more titles that have had their orders cancelled and must be reordered. Marvel Cancels More Diamond Orders, Shops Must Reorder On New Terms ALIEN TP VOL 01 BLOODLINES FANTASTIC FOUR BY DAN[...]
First Reactions To Marvel Comics/Penguin Random House/Diamond News
Penguin Random House is starting to up the game as they get closer to becoming Marvel's exclusive direct market distributor to the direct market of North America It looks like that, as with DC Comics, Diamond UK's monopoly on the direct market of Marvel may be retained – I'm trying to get further confirmation on[...]
Retailer Exclusive Marvel Covers Only Through Penguin Random House
Bleeding Cool understands that Marvel Comics will only be offering retailer exclusive covers of comic books directly through their new exclusive direct market distributor Penguin Random House Retailers, shows, subscription boxes, or creator studios will not be allowed to order them through the wholesale distributor, Diamond. Bleeding Cool has been looking at the  Diamond/Penguin Random House/Marvel[...]
The New Marvel Comics/Diamond Deal And The End Of The Big Discount?
We wondered what the new Diamond/Penguin Random House/Marvel Comics deal would be, to entice comic book stores to stick with Diamond Comic Distributors for their Marvel titles rather than switch to PRH We expected a deal where Penguin would have a worse discount for bigger retailers but free shipping And Diamond would have a better[...]
Hector Torres, The New PRH International Comics Senior Sales Manager
Because Penguin Random House (PRH), recently appointed the exclusive direct comic book distribution company for Marvel Comics, has its sights set on more than the USA More than Canada and the UK as well It appears to be taking the direct market truly global. Which is why, as part of PRH's ramping up of their International[...]
Penguin Random House Promise Free Shipping And Dedicated Sales Reps
Last month, Bleeding Cool reported the news that Marvel Comics was moving its exclusive direct market business to Penguin Random House and away from Diamond Comic Distributors Although retailers could still order through Diamond, as a wholesale customer of Penguin Random House We also had 52 questions asked and answered by Penguin Random House to potential comic[...]
Diamond Calls Round Comic Shops To See If They're Switching To Penguin
Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported that Diamond Comic Distributors has been calling round comic book stores, asking if they were switching to Penguin Random House to provide their Marvel Comics titles Today, we have learned that Diamond has been telling comic book shops that they are reconsidering the cost of shipping comics books – and everything else[...]
Debbie Fong's Debut Graphic Novel Next Stop From Random House Graphic
Debbie Fong has sold her debut graphic novel Next Stop to Gina Gagliano at Random House Graphic. Next Stop is a middle grade contemporary graphic novel that follows Pia as she deals with her brother's death and embarks on a magical road trip that changes her life. Debbie Fong's Debut Graphic Novel Next Stop From Random House Graphic Debbie[...]
Marvel Comics Cancels Orders For Predator #1, Delays Until November
But the rumour elsewhere amongst comic book executives is that it's all because of the move from direct market exclusivity for Diamond Comic Distributors, to Penguin Random House for October 2021 And with rumours of better profit margins for Marvel, the prospect of a new direct marketplace through PRH's network of 11,000 independent bookstores, and[...]
Matthew Klein Leaves Valiant For Penguin Random House & Marvel Comics
Next month, Matthew Klein joins the Penguin Random House Direct Comic Market Sales team, led by Tyne Hunter, exclusively distributing Marvel Comics to the direct market of comic book shops. Matthew Klein is currently Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Valiant Entertainment, and has been for three years, but will be leaving to join Penguin[...]
Tyne Hunter, The New Face of Marvel Comics At Penguin Random House
Who is Tyne Hunter? Two days ago, Bleeding Cool reported the news that Marvel Comics was moving its exclusive direct market business to Penguin Random House and away from Diamond Comic Distributors Although retailers could still order through Diamond, as a wholesale customer of Penguin Random House We also had 52 questions asked and answered[...]