#random house

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#maus #art spiegelman #random house #graphic novel #poll

[brokehorrorfan]

Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror will be published on October 3 via Random House. It's curated by filmmaker Jordan Peele, who also provides an introduction and serves as editor with John Joseph Adams.

It features short stories by Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N.K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L.D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull.

The 400-page book will be available in hardcover, e-book, and audio book. The synopsis is below.

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds of Out There Screaming, Jordan Peele’s anthology of all-new horror stories by Black writers. Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and—like his spine-chilling films—its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world... and redefine what it means to be afraid.

Pre-order Out There Screaming.

#jordan peele #horror books #horror anthology #get out #nope #us #black horror #monkeypaw productions #random house #book #gift #horror book #tananarive due #nalo hopkinson #tochi onyebuchi #rebecca roanhorse

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #790

In 1971, Random House made two Muppet activity books in which people could make pop up puppets of Sesame Street characters. The puppets were of Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and Oscar the Grouch.

Sources:

The Muppets of Sesame Street. Random House. 1971.

More Muppets of Sesame Street. Random House. 1971.

#muppet facts oc #jim henson #the muppets #muppets #muppet facts #fun facts #random house #bert #ernie #big bird #oscar the grouch #bert and ernie #sesame street

[garadinervi]

Stokely Carmichael [Kwame Ture], (1965, 1971), The Black American and Palestinian Revolutions [Organization of Arab Students (O.A.S.) Convention, Ann Arbor, MI, August 25-31, 1968], in Stokely Speaks. Black Power Back to Pan-Africanism, Random House, New York, NY, 1971, pp. 131-143

#graphic design #speech #book #stokely carmichael #kwame ture #organization of arab students #random house #1960s #1970s

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Vintage Hardcover - Alfred Hitchcock's Solve-Them-Yourself Mysteries by Alfred Hitchcock

Art by Fred Banbery

Random House (1963)

#Paperback Cover #Paperback Art #Alfred Hitchcock #Alfred Hitchcock Presents #Fred Banbery #Alfred Hitchcock's Solve-Them-Yourself Mysteries #Detectives #Mystery #Vintage #Art #Random House #1963 #1960s #60s

[secondbeatsongs]

Please elaborate on the Judy Blume fact

from the mid-00s to the early '10s, Random House had a website called "Random Buzzers", a place for kids and teens to talk about books

they had fun activities (short story contests, writing prompts, quizzes, etc), and for some of the activities, you got rewarded points, which you could then use to buy books in their online store.

it was a fun time! I really liked writing short stories and poems and stuff for the contests, and this wasn't like (afaik)...predatory? it wasn't something where the site was going to take these stories and use them later, it was just...for fun.

unfortunately, the site is down now, and with it all of the cool stories/art/poems/etc that people made. :/ but thankfully, I have most of my stuff backed up.

anyway! this site also had events where an author would join their discussion forum for a few days to answer a bunch of questions and talk with people. and one time they had Judy Blume join, and I got to chat with her a bit!

I talked about the books of hers I'd read, and showed a picture of my copy of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, and she told me that she was impressed I had a copy that was so old, and also that she'd always been annoyed with the cover art for that edition, because the cut of Margaret's dress made her look pregnant. xD

I also talked about how because I was homeschooled, I liked reading books about kids going to public school, because I would never know what that was like - and she said that made her wish she had written her books more descriptively, which I thought was sweet.

anyway, we had a nice talk, and she left the forum a couple days later, and that was that.

then, some time later, Judy Blume was at the national book festival, so I went, hoping that she would sign my book. and when I got up to the front of the autograph line, I said, "hi, I don't know if you remember me, but I talked with you once on random buzzers"

and...she did remember me! she knew my username, and that I was homeschooled, and she was excited that I had come to see her, and that she got to sign my book (even if it was a cover design she didn't like xD)

she just seemed really nice, and I'm glad to have had that experience.

#asks #haniawritesthings #judy blume #random buzzers #random house #personal #sbs polls #it's an interesting thing #as a kid I read #are you there god? it's me margaret #but I didn't end up reading her other book #then again maybe I won't #until I was an adult #and looking back - I almost feel like I would have related to that one more #I don't know if it's a gender thing or just what my childhood was like #they're both good books #and I really loved the margaret book #I just think maybe the second one would have hit home more for me #guess I'll never know

[uwmspeccoll]

Milestone Monday

On this day, June 5 in 1919, the noted American children's author and illustrator Richard Scarry was born in Boston Massachusetts. In the course of his career, Scarry produced over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million worldwide. He his most well-known for his booksabout Busytown, with its population of anthropomorphic animals. The series was even adapted into an animated series, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, which aired on Showtime from 1993 to 1997, with reruns on Nickelodeon in the late 1990s.

We represent Scarry on his birthday with our copy of The Great Pie Robbery, published by Random House in 1969. The story begins with cherry pies being robbed from Ma Dog's Bakery in Busytown. But never fear, detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are on the case!

In 1972, Scarry and his wife moved to Switzerland, purchasing a chalet in Gstaad, where Scarry died in 1994.

View another post on Scarry's The Great Pie Robbery.

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#milestone monday #milestones #birthdays #Richard Scarry #The Great Pie Robbery #Random HOuse #children's books #children's authors #illustrators #picture books #Busytown #Historical Curriculum Collection

[geekcavepodcast]

“What If...?” Series of Adult Novels Announced from Marvel and Random House Worlds

Random House Worlds and Marvel Comics are collaborating on a series of adult novels carrying on the What If...? storytelling tradition at Marvel. Each book will focus on its own twist on a Marvel hero and will be set in their own distinct universes. Penguin House Audio will also publish audiobook editions of each novel.

The first three stories in the new What If...? series are:

What If...Loki Was Worthy? A Loki and Valkyrie Story by Madeleine Roux, on sale on March 12, 2024.

What If...Wanda Maximoff and Peter Parker Were Siblings? A Scarlet Witch and Spider-Man Story by Seanan McGuire, on sale in July 2024.

What If...Marc Spector Was a Host to Venom? A Moon Knight and Venom Story by Mike Chen, on sale in October 2024.

(Image via Marvel Comics - Cover of What If...Loki Was Worthy? A Loki and Valkyrie Story)

#what if #marvel what if #what if loki was worthy #wat if wanda maximoff and peter parker were siblings #what if marc spector was a host to venom #madelione roux #seanan mcguire #mike chen #marvel comics #random house #penguin house audio #loki #valkyrie #wanda maximoff #peter parker #spider-man #scarlet witch #marc spector #venom #moon knight #TGCLiz

[fitsofgloom]

The Glow In The Dark Night Sky Book. My father bought me this back in '88 or '89, and I still have it, and yes, it glows in the dark. I never really took to that aspect of Astronomy -- the starry firmament just looks random and patternless to me, not easily defined by connect-the-dots figuring that puts faces on the cosmos -- but I've always loved the Greek Myths, and it's illustrated with fantasy novel-style art to depict the constellations. It brings to mind the conclusions of both "Clash of The Titans" and "Hercules '83" with the Gods of Olympus drawing players into the stars at their conclusions.

#the glow in the dark night sky book #clint hatchett #stephen marchesi #astronomy #random house #1988

[oldshowbiz]

1962.

#censorship #henry miller #dh lawrence #bennett cerf #toronto #grove press #random house

[animangaedits]

#headers #random house #opening #ending #ash lynx #eiji okumura #banana fish #black #orange #birds #green #landscape #anime landscape

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#other ever afters #random house #graphic novel #graphic novels #lgbt comic #queer comics #indie comic #indie comics #poll

[brokehorrorfan]

Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus will be published on October 31 via Random House Worlds. Set two years before the events of Stranger Things Season 4, it explores Eddie Munson’s origin story.

The 432-page novel is written by Stranger Things staff writer Caitlin Schneiderhan. It will be available in hardcover, e-book, and audio book. Tracie Ching created the cover art. The synopsis is below.

Hawkins, Indiana—for most, it’s simply another idyllic, manicured all-American town. But for Eddie Munson it’s like living in a perpetual Tomb of Horrors. Luckily, he only has a few more months to survive at Hawkins High. And what is senior year, really, but just killing time between Dungeons & Dragons sessions with the Hellfire Club and gigs with his band?

It’s at the worst dive bar in town that Eddie meets Paige, someone who has pulled off a freaking miracle. She escaped Hawkins and built a wickedly cool life for herself working for a record producer out in Los Angeles. Not only is she the definition of a badass—with a killer taste in music—she might be the only person that actually appreciates him as the bard he is instead of the devil incarnate. But the best thing? She’s offering a chance for him to make something of himself, and all he needs is to get her a demo tape of Corroded Coffin’s best songs.

Just one problem: Recording costs money. Money Eddie doesn’t have. But he’s willing to do whatever it takes: even if that means relying on his old man, Al Munson. His dad just stumbled back into his life, with another dubious scheme up his sleeve, and yet Eddie knows this is his only option to make enough dough in enough time. It’s a risk, but if it pays off he will finally have a one-way ticket out of Hawkins.

Eddie can feel it: 1984 is going to be his year.

Pre-order Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus by Caitlin Schneiderhan.

#stranger things #stranger things 4 #eddie munson #joseph quinn #stranger things 5 #netflix #random house #book #gift #horror books #horror #caitlin schneiderhan #tracie ching

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Juliet Mitchell - Woman's Estate - Random House - 1973

#witches #women #occult #vintage #woman's estate #random house #juliet mitchell #women's liberation #1973 #estates

[garadinervi]

James Joyce, (1922), Ulysses, Random House, New York, NY, 1934 [The British Library, London and Wetherby]

#graphic design #typography #book #james joyce #ulysses #random house #british library #1930s

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Vintage Paperback - Alfred Hitchcock And The Three Investigators in The Secret Of The Crooked Cat by William Arden

Random House (1981)

#Paperback Cover #Paperback Art #Three Investigators #Alfred Hitchcock #Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators #Detectives #Mystery #William Arden #Random House #Circus #Secret Of The Crooked Cat #Cats #1981 #1980s #80s #Paperback #Paperbacks