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Review | To understand our divided America, she started with her hometown

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 3d

Paper Girl by @bethmacy.bsky.social is on sale today! The Washington Post Raves: "There couldn’t be a timelier book than Beth Macy’s searching and deeply reported Paper Girl… searingly poignant, essential.”

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In “Paper Girl,” Beth Macy describes returning to Urbana, Ohio, once a key stop on the Underground Railroad, now a place where Confederate flags abound.

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 7d

“Nothing could have prepared me for Murderland, which I consumed across state lines, in bars, parks, on trains, buses . . . Murderland is brave, ambitious, and tricky.” – @airmail.news @calfraser.bsky.social airmail.news/books/2025/1...

Why Do So Many Serial Killers Hail From the Pacific Northwest?

Caroline Fraser's Murderland does for the Guggenheim family what Patrick Radden Keefe did for the Sacklers in Empire of Pain.

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 7d

Here's what it takes for a working-class kid to get a college education. Beth Macy's guest essay in today's @nytimes.com will outrage and then inspire you to action.

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Opinion | What It Takes for a Working-Class Kid to Get a College Education

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 8d

Paper Girl by @bethmacy.bsky.social is one of Amazon's best books of the month! Amazon's editors say, "Macy [is] one of the best narrative nonfiction writers working today . . . Compassionate and hopeful, this one-day read will stir you to action."
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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 9d

On sale today from legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog 🎞️🎞️

The Future of Truth is a deeply personal exploration of art, philosophy, and history that unravels one of our most elusive and contested questions: What is truth—and how to find it in our “post-truth” era?

Learn more: tinyurl.com/mrrbjuc8

Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 16d

"Excellent and timely.” – The New Yorker

“An immense contribution…rigorous and lucid.” – The New Republic

On Antisemitism by Mark Mazower is on sale now wherever books are sold.

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Man who believes he could be Bob Dylan’s illegitimate son has written a novel about it

Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 18d

Boy From the North Country by Sam Sussman is on sale now!
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Sam Sussman has written a novel, “Boy from the North Country,” about his mother’s real-life affair with Bob Dylan — and the question of whether he might be the singer’s son.…

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Lucky Loser by Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig: 9780593298664 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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BookPage @readbookpage.bsky.social · 18d

Boy From the North Country is a stunning piece of autofiction following a novelist who is summoned home to care for his mother in a health crisis and learns that he may be Bob Dylan’s son. @penguinpress.bsky.social

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 22d

“Lucky Loser is one of those rare Trump books that deserve, even demand, to be read.” —@nytimes.com

Preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672076...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller • A Washington Post Notable Book • A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year “A first-rate financial thriller . . . Lucky Loser is one of those...

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Author Beth Macy returns home to Urbana, OH

Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 22d

A masterpiece of narrative reporting, Lucky Loser spans nearly a century, filled with scoops from Trump Tower to The Apprentice. The definitive account of Trump and his money–what he had, what he lost, and what he has left–and the myth of the self-made billionaire, exposed.

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 22d

Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success—the instant bestseller from Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters @russbuettner.bsky.social and @susannecraignyt.bsky.social—is available in paperback on September 23.

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 23d

We're thrilled to announce A World Appears, the new mind-expanding book from @michaelpollan.bsky.social. A World Appears is a panoptic exploration of consciousness—what it is, who has it, and why—and a meditation on the essence of our humanity. Preorder now
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A World Appears. Michael Pollan. February 24, 2026. Penguin Press

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 27d

In PAPER GIRL, @bethmacy.bsky.social reckons with the changes in her hometown of Urbana and in our increasingly polarized country. Here, she shares the changes she saw in Urbana and takes us through the reporting of PAPER GIRL, coming October 7.

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These Are The Buzziest Books Coming Out This Fall

Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · 29d

PAPER GIRL by @bethmacy.bsky.social is one of Bustle's buzziest books of Fall! "A compelling and humanizing look at how political and economic forces have reshaped American middle-class communities."

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If you’re having trouble picking your next read, don't fret: There’s plenty of exciting new releases hitting bookstores in the fall.

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · Sep 10

The sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for ‘shame to change sides’. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.

Learn more and preorder at lnk.to/GiselePelicot.

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · Sep 9

Keep Boy From the North Country by Sam Sussman on your radar! Publishing next Tuesday, September 16th.
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Six noteworthy books coming out this month

Book clubs, start your engines. Fall is the season for heavy hitters, and this month’s offerings contain stellar choices.

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · Sep 9

In this episode of Converging Dialogues, @xavierbonilla.bsky.social discusses the Taliban in Afghanistan with Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker staff writer and the author of the newly released book TO LOSE A WAR: THE FALL AND RISE OF THE TALIBAN. convergingdialogues.substack.com/p/444-the-fa...

#444 - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban: A Dialogue with Jon Lee Anderson

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Jon Lee Anderson about the Taliban in Afghanistan over the past 20 years.

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · Sep 9

“Clune has turned his cockeyed sensibility and coruscating intellect to fiction… Perhaps psychologists and philosophers should prescribe this dazzling and disorienting novel as exposure therapy for both the sick and the well.” www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

Panic Attacks and the Meaning of Life

A new novel keenly describes the symptoms—and more important, the existential stakes—of extreme anxiety.

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The Big Fall 2025 Book Preview: 32 Hot New Reads

Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

“Heart-wrenching… Evan may never know if he’s really [Bob Dylan’s] son, but it’s clear from this lovely novel that the question grows increasingly irrelevant as he grapples with the inevitable loss of his beloved mother.” @aarp.org on Sam Sussman's debut novel.
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Check out fiction from Dan Brown, John Grisham and Frieda McFadden, the latest from Marie Kondo and more for your TBR list.

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

Read the incredible @nytimes.com profile on Sam Sussman, the debut author of BOY FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY and, possibly, Bob Dylan's son. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...

Is That Bob Dylan in the Mirror?

21 Nonfiction Books Coming This Fall

Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Wounded Generation named a fall 25 must-read by @nytimes.com, coming October 14!
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TIME100 AI 2025: Karen Hao

Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · Aug 28

Congratulations to Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI, on being named a 2025 TIME100 AI honoree!🎉

Find out why Karen Hao made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence

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Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social · Aug 28

Announcing FOOTBALL by New York Times bestselling critic, journalist, and football psychotic Chuck Klosterman

A hilarious but nonetheless groundbreaking contribution to the argument about which force shapes American life the most.

Learn more: chuckklostermanauthor.com