Penguin Random House
Organization·media·AI Enriched
Relationships:2
Events:1
Library:3
Confidence:
100%
Key Facts
Type
Organization
Sector
media
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Headquarters
New York City, USA (primary operations); London, UK
Founded
7/1/2013
Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
PRHPenguin Books (pre-merger)Random House (pre-merger)
Tags
corporationpublishing housemedia conglomerate
Overall Confidence
100%
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About
A major multinational publishing company known for non-fiction and academic works, including political science bestsellers. Penguin Random House Limited is a British-American multinational publishing conglomerate, created on July 1, 2013, through the merger of Penguin Books and Random House. Along with Simon & Schuster, Hachette, HarperCollins and Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House is considered one of the 'Big Five' English-language publishers.
Key Relationships
Steven Levitsky
contracted
Levitsky has publishing contracts with Penguin Random House for his co-authored books like 'How Democracies Die' and 'Tyranny of the Minority,' generating significant royalties and advances; these deals, overseen by editors in their Crown imprint, provide key financial support for his academic career.
Since 2018
Andy Greenberg
compensated
Penguin Random House compensated Andy Greenberg through advances and royalties for his books 'This Machine Kills Secrets' (Dutton, 2012), 'Sandworm' (Doubleday, 2019), and 'Tracers in the Dark' (Doubleday, 2022).
Since 2012
Recent Events
Contracted: Steven Levitsky → Penguin Random House
Levitsky has publishing contracts with Penguin Random House for his co-authored books like 'How Democracies Die' and 'Tyranny of the Minority,' generating significant royalties and advances; these deals, overseen by editors in their Crown imprint, provide key financial support for his academic career.
1/1/2018