How to Rule the World by @tab-delete.bsky.social is an Amazon Best Book of May! www.amazon.com/b?node=17143...

@techcrunch.com reviews @theatlantic.com's excerpt of HOW TO RULE THE WORLD by @tab-delete.bsky.social, publishing on May 19th. "[It's exactly the right book for this moment in time." @connieloizos.bsky.social techcrunch.com/2026/04/26/t...

The teens identified as future trillion-dollar startup founders live in a hush-hush world. VCs pay for exclusive clubs like "No Filter" and perks including "pre-idea funding." There's even a secret class: "How to Rule the World." My book (out 5/19) excerpted in @theatlantic.com. (Link below)

My debut HOW TO RULE THE WORLD (out 5/19) is on the @nytimes.com books to read this month list! "His book is a scorching portrait of a university infiltrated by venture capital and tech firms and a dweebocracy that 'sets the agenda for the planet.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...

TOMORROW in NYC! Join @rabihalameddine.bsky.social, John Freeman, Idra Novey, and Gwendolyn Harper at @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social as they discuss the short story in 2026. RSVP: www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/short-...

Tonight author David Nasaw will be speaking with The CUNY Graduate Center (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) about his book, "The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II" (published @penguinpress.bsky.social). Copies will be available for purchase at 6:30pm.

What happened to feminism in the twenty-first century? In GIRL ON GIRL, @sophiegilbert.bsky.social explores the darker side of early 2000s culture from the leering gaze of the paparazzi to the cruelty of reality TV and the rise of an internet culture hostile to women. Now in paperback!

Why do some ideas fall asleep? And how do they wake up? Announcing Sleeping Beauties, a new book about good ideas, and why some of them are ahead of their time, from bestselling author, musician, and artist David Byrne. Available for pre-order now: sites.prh.com/sleepingbeau...

Join @rabihalameddine.bsky.social and John Freeman, curators of the newest short story anthology THE PENGUIN BOOK OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY, with authors Idra Novey and Gwendolyn Harper next THURSDAY 4/30 at @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social in SoHo! RSVP: www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/short-...

Congratulations, @karenhao.bsky.social! This weekend Empire of AI won the @latimes.com Book Prize for Science and Technology. www.latimes.com/about/pressr...

The book is out now! Lovely review and profile of influential field biologist George Schaller here: news.mongabay.com/2026/04/geor... (My own review died with the WaPo book review section, but this is better than I could've done anyway.)

My review of Miriam Horn's magnificent biography of wildlife biologist and conservation scientist George Schaller from @penguinpress.bsky.social is up @science.org #wildlifebiology #conservation #primates #booksky #bookcritic 🧪

“A superbly engrossing adventure of ideas…” —Sarah Bakewell Announcing The Frenchmen by Emily Eakin: a sharp, stylish history of French theory and its unlikely grip on American culture. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317335...

Cybercrime. A cross-country chase. $250 million stolen. Named a Crime Reads Best Book of the Year, RUTH RUN is a pulse-pounding ride you won’t want to miss. Now available in paperback! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757100...

Congratulations to Greg Grandin for winning the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award for his book, America, América! www.pbk.org/2026-emerson...

We’re thrilled to announce the long-awaited memoir from visionary artist Robert Wilson. From Einstein on the Beach to collaborations with Philip Glass and more, The Space Behind the Face traces his journey from Texas to the world stage. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804124...

A thinker for our time. Hannah Arendt by Thomas Meyer, translated by @shelfrisch.bsky.social, reexamines one of the most influential political minds of the twentieth century. On sale 8/11. Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609267... #HannahArendt

“At only 150 pages, A Scandal in Königsberg is a book of miniature perfection.” @wsj.com reviews Christopher Clark's newest book, available now. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Congratulations to @karenhao.bsky.social on her win for the @bookcritics.bsky.social award in nonfiction! 🎉🎉🎉 Get the award-winning Empire of AI here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569...

Read an exclusive excerpt from Sebastian Mallaby's THE INFINITY MACHINE via @wsj.com. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/deep...

Ottessa Moshfegh opens up to Harpers Bazaar about her unique writing, the dynamic between romance and loneliness, and more. www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...

Two years of The Anxious Generation 💡 100 weeks on the @nytimes.com bestseller list 🎉 @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's groundbreaking look at how smartphones and social media reshaped childhood continues to spark global conversation. Join the movement: www.anxiousgeneration.com/join

"Clark is an elegant and evocative writer, and A Scandal in Königsberg offers a brisk account of a 19th-century sex panic that captivated the public and ruined lives . . . Clark tells his story with verve." —Jennifer Szalai, @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/b...

We’re proud to announce Off Ramp by Utah Governor Spencer Cox—a timely, practical guide to depolarization that shows us how to disagree better, whether at the dinner table, online, or in the arena of American politics. Preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827061...

Happy pub day to Stay Alive by #IanBuruma — an astonishing, widely praised account of Jewish life in WWII Berlin. A powerful study in extremes: depravity & resilience, blindness & courage. “Richly complex, if often painful.” —Kirkus Learn more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723960...

WASHINGTON, DC ON APRIL 16! Join @rabihalameddine.bsky.social and John Freeman at @politicsprose.bsky.social as they launch their new short story anthology, The Penguin Book of the International Short Story. politics-prose.com/rabih-alamed...

"I owe a huge debt of admiration and love to Thomas Pynchon." Congratulations to Paul Thomas Anderson, writer and director of One Battle After Another, a film inspired by Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymG9...

Another interesting new book just arrived: "The Score" by C. Thi Nguyen and @penguinpress.bsky.social. I am particularly intrigued by its focus on scoring systems, how they shape our choices, and how they relate to assessment, evaluation, and grading. Thanks @davidmchugh.bsky.social for the rec!

Congratulations to Lloyd Blankfein on his instant New York Times bestseller! Streetwise is available now, wherever you get your books: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780438...

In celebration of @MichaelPollan.bsky.social’s book release and return to the Bioneers mainstage, we’re gifting registrants a FREE copy of “A World Appears” when you purchase Conference tickets using the code ‘MIND.’

All of @michaelpollan.bsky.social's books explore our relationship with plants, so we thought we'd play a little game -- Plant Genus or a Celebrity Baby Name? Follow along and reply . . . which ones did you get right? 😉🌱

A SCANDAL IN KONIGSBERG by Christopher Clark and STAY ALIVE by Ian Buruma, recommended in @nytimes.com's books to read this month! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/b...

At 18, Nephi Craig was facing prison. Instead, he found a second chance in culinary school—and a calling to reclaim Indigenous ingredients and foodways. Our Knives Will Save Us is a story of resilience, recovery, and the power of food to heal. Learn more: shorturl.at/nJ9y8

My long-time editor at Penguin Press died this week and I can't let her go without telling you how remarkable - talented, tough, generous, kind - she was and how much she'll be missed. And how lucky I was to work with her. (gift article) @penguinpress.bsky.social

There are still tickets available for my LA event with @booksoup with @susanorlean on March 5. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-po...

We were both so awed by Ann. Grateful for her support of our book as to have had the privilege of knowing her.

Ann and her team gave @kateconger.com and me our shots as first time authors. Her belief helped lead to Character Limit and we couldn't be more grateful. RIP to a publishing legend. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b...

We’re heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Ann Godoff, Penguin Press’s founder, President, and Editor-in-Chief. Ann lived by the words of poet Mary Oliver, an author she had worked with for years: “to pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” tinyurl.com/47nmpwxz

A Hymn to Life by #GisèlePelicot is an instant New York Times bestseller 🎉

AI Will Never Be Conscious, says @michaelpollan.bsky.social. Read an excerpt from his new book, A WORLD APPEARS, on sale today. via @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/book-e...

Read an exclusive excerpt from the new book THE ELEMENTS OF POWER by Nicolas Niarchos in @vanityfair.com. Available now wherever books are sold! www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...

Washington DC! Join @michaelpollan.bsky.social and Adrienne LaFrance for a conversation about A WORLD APPEARS, with @politicsprose.bsky.social. Tickets here: politics-prose.com/michael-pollan

"Nguyen’s message is ultimately one of discernment." @bigthink.com reviews @add-hawk.bsky.social's book, THE SCORE! bigthink.com/books/the-sc...

“Gripping…equal parts haunting and entertaining.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review We're thrilled to have our first starred review for 2084 by Elliot Ackerman and @admiralstav.bsky.social! Read the full review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9780593489895

Sitting down with Jay Shetty, @michaelpollan.bsky.social discusses how psychedelics and meditation allow us a similar access to our consciousness. Watch the whole conversation here: youtu.be/QB5-cB_skHg?...

Happy publication day to Why I Am Not an Atheist: The Confessions of a Skeptical Believer by Christopher Beha! Read an exclusive excerpt in @newyorker.com. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

On sale today! After giving up on God 25 years ago, Christopher Beha’s brush with mortality sparked a decades-long search for answers to Kant’s questions: What can I know? What must I do? What may I hope? A deeply personal, philosophical invitation to wrestle with belief & doubt.

What does it mean to believe — or not — in 2026? Christopher Beha explores faith, skepticism, and Ash Wednesday in today’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com. His new book WHY I AM NOT AN ATHEIST hits shelves February 17. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...

Pollan is skeptical of AI’s ability to achieve consciousness: “If you think feelings are at the center of consciousness, it’s very hard to imagine how a machine could rise to that level.” @michaelpollan.bsky.social speaks to David Marchese @ @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/m...

Karl Ove Knausgaard on the devil, photography and Radiohead... from @latimes.com. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...