for read award winners bestsellers book clubs new releases coming soon books by category current events & history health & self improvement literary fiction mystery & suspense paranormal poetry romance sci fi & fantasy young readers featured bookwith a cast of remarkable characters a wholly original story and extraordinary page turning prose marisa silver delivers a novel of sheer electricity . read more meet authors on tour featured authors author a z publishers penguin featured authortana french is also the author of in the woods the likeness faithful place broken harbor and the secret place . her books have won awards including the edgar anthony macavity and barry awards the los angeles times award for best mystery thriller and the irish book award for crime fiction . she lives in dublin with her family . read more connect with penguin with publishers blog podcast by category mystery romance sci fi paranormal academic library teen young readers classics speaker s bureau digital featured bookfiona davis s stunning debut novel pulls readers into the lush world of new york city s glamorous barbizon hotel for women where in the 1950 s a generation of aspiring models secretaries and editors lived side by side while attempting to claw their way to fairy tale success and where a present day journalist becomes consumed with uncovering a dark secret buried deep within the barbizon s glitzy past . read more shop featured bookbrimming with humor a glittering cast of characters and one beautifully rendered scene after another this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose . read more read meet connect shop overview meet price stern sloan titles price stern sloan overview price stern sloan was founded in los angeles in the early 1960s by comedy writers roger price and leonard stern . their idea for mad libs was concocted while working for steve allen s tonight show and has since become a cultural fixture . pss continues in the tradition of innovative publishing creating fun and engaging books in a variety of formats . the imprint publishes over 70 titles a year including board books doodle books activity books novelty titles and of course the classic mad libs . pss also boasts an impressive catalog of licenses including the expansive world of mr. men and little miss . a strong partnership with cartoon network has led to the publication of several successful titles based on the network s popular programming . successful titles and licenses mr. men and little miss cartoon network s adventure time cartoon network s the amazing world of gumball cartoon network s regular show tag this hello doctor wee sing meet price stern sloan francesco sedita president & publisher francesco sedita joined penguin in 2008 as the publisher of grosset & dunlap price stern sloan and frederick warne where he focuses on creating a quality affordable book program for children ages 0 12 . francesco is fortunate to publish authors like ann hood andrew keenan bolger and kate whetherhead giada de laurentiis nancy krulik henry winkler emma thompson and 13 year old jake marcionette . he also oversees the licensed publishing area which includes greats like strawberry shortcake skylander and the incomparable cartoon network . he attended new york university s gallatin school where he studied writing and graduated with his mfa . he began his career in publishing in the publicity department of alfred a. knopf and then moved to scholastic where he worked in the school reading clubs and then moved to the trade division as the creative director . during this time he developed and oversaw the marketing and creative campaign for the final book in the harry potter series harry potter and the deathly hallows the launch of which broke every sales record in the publishing industry . francesco has worked with the board of 826nyc dave eggers nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children develop their writing skills . he also wrote and directed interstitials that appear on nbc saturday morning telemundo and qubo aimed at helping children discover the joys of reading . new releases little miss fabulous mr. marvelous star wars the force awakens mad libs field trip mad libs see more bestsellers doctor who coloring book coming soon marvel s avengers mad libs the muppets mad libs regular show holidaze mad libs christmas fun mad libs see more see all books by this publisher about penguinnews and press releasespublishersemploymentcontact us resourcesbooksellerspermissionssubsidiary rightsemail preferencesclassroom and library newslettersteachers & librariansacademic services linksfirst to readpenguin random house speakers bureaudk penguin group usa a penguin random house company www.penguinrandomhouse.com copyright 2016 privacy policy terms of use