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  • WINNER | 2017
    Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
  • WINNER | 2017
    Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
  • WINNER | 2017
    Pulitzer Prize (Fiction)
  • WINNER | 2017
    Arthur C. Clarke Award
  • WINNER | 2016
    National Book Award
  • WINNER | 2016
    New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year
  • LONGLIST | 2017
    Man Booker Prize for Fiction
  • FINALIST | 2017
    Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction
  • AWARD | 2016
    New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year

Colson Whitehead (author of The Underground Railroad) | What I'm Reading

Colson Whitehead on his early writing | Author Shorts

How writing about race in the past evokes the present | Author Colson Whitehead

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Awards

  • WINNER | 2017
    Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
  • WINNER | 2017
    Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
  • WINNER | 2017
    Pulitzer Prize (Fiction)
  • WINNER | 2017
    Arthur C. Clarke Award
  • WINNER | 2016
    National Book Award
  • WINNER | 2016
    New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year
  • LONGLIST | 2017
    Man Booker Prize for Fiction
  • FINALIST | 2017
    Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction
  • AWARD | 2016
    New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year

Media

Colson Whitehead (author of The Underground Railroad) | What I'm Reading

Colson Whitehead on his early writing | Author Shorts

How writing about race in the past evokes the present | Author Colson Whitehead

Guides

Educator Guide for

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Videos from the 2024 First-Year Experience® Conference are now available

We’re pleased to share videos from the 2024 First-Year Experience® Conference. Whether you weren’t able to join us at the conference or would simply like to hear the talks again, please take a moment to view the clips below.   Penguin Random House Author Breakfast Monday, February 19th, 7:15 – 8:45 am PST This event

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