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Thomas Chatterton Williams

Thomas Chatterton Williams holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Georgetown University and a master's degree from the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University. In 2007, he wrote an op-ed piece entitled "Yes, Blame Hip-Hop" for the Washington Post, which generated a record-breaking number of comments. He writes for the literary magazine n+1 and currently lives in Brooklyn.
Losing My Cool

Books

Losing My Cool

2025 Catalog for First-Year & Common Reading

We are delighted to present our new First-Year & Common Reading Catalog for 2025! From award-winning fiction, poetry, memoir, and biography to new books about science, technology, history, student success, the environment, public health, and current events, the titles presented in our common reading catalog will have students not only eagerly flipping through the pages,

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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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