# random house (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover random house. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Little Spatial Instrument: On César Aira’s Shifting Dimensions](https://clereviewofbooks.com/cesar-airas-five/) _2026-08-20 · Leah Mandel · Cleveland Review of Books_ It is as if he took an old rotting book, hollowed it out, and stuffed his own weird little objects in there. The post A Little Spatial Instrument: On César Aira’s Shifting Dimensions appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [Transatlantic extends a warm welcome to Chris Villanueva Blackett!](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/20/transatlantic-extends-a-warm-welcome-to-chris-villanueva-blackett/) _2026-08-20 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ Transatlantic extends a warm welcome to Chris Villanueva Blackett! Chris Villanueva Blackett is a native New Yorker, born to Filipino \[…\] ## [Congratulations to Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.’s BACK FOR BLOOD: NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT PART II, published by Vintage, McClelland & Stewart and Penguin Random House Canada](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/19/congratulations-to-shane-hawk-and-theodore-c-van-alst-jr-s-back-for-blood-never-whistle-at-night-part-ii-publishe-by-vintage-mcclelland-stewart-and-penguin-random-house-canada/) _2026-08-19 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ They’re baaaaaaaack! As any savvy horror fan knows, the monster never truly dies. The team that brought you the bestselling \[…\] ## [Cover Reveal – Sanni McCandless Honnold’s MOSAIC THEORY: HOW TO CRAFT A LIFE OF MANY SUMMITS](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/19/cover-reveal-sanni-mccandless-honnolds-mosaic-theory-how-to-craft-a-life-of-many-summits/) _2026-08-19 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ Cover Reveal – Sanni McCandless Honnold’s MOSAIC THEORY: HOW TO CRAFT A LIFE OF MANY SUMMITS, coming January 26th, 2027 \[…\] ## [Congratulations to Sigmund Brouwer’s A DANGEROUS GAME, published by Orca Book Publishers!](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/19/congratulations-to-sigmund-brouwers-a-dangerous-game-published-by-orca-book-publishers/) _2026-08-19 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ Rain is on the most boring vacation in existence: a sailboat trip with his parents. No video games, no friends, \[…\] ## [Congratulations to Marissa Stapley’s SOMETHING ABOUT SEPTEMBER, published by Viking, Penguin Random House Canada!](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/19/congratulations-to-marissa-stapleys-something-about-september-published-by-viking-penguin-random-house-canada/) _2026-08-19 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ Congratulations to Marissa Stapley’s SOMETHING ABOUT SEPTEMBER, published by Viking, Penguin Random House Canada! Sweater weather is better together. This \[…\] ## [Congratulations to Danny Ramadan’s CROOKED TEETH, published in the US by Soft Skull Press!](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/19/congratulations-to-danny-ramadans-crooked-teeth-published-in-the-us-by-soft-skull-press/) _2026-08-19 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ “Writing this memoir is a betrayal.” So begins this electrifying personal account from Danny Ramadan, a celebrated novelist who has \[…\] ## [Congratulations to Cristina Quintero’s WHAT’S THE ONLY WAY TO DANCE, illustrated by Eugenia Mello and published by Tundra Books!](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/19/congratulations-to-cristina-quinteros-whats-the-only-way-to-dance-illustrated-by-eugenia-mello-and-published-by-tundra-books/) _2026-08-19 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ You’ll need a beat. Any beat will do. You’ll need a space. Maybe a bright clean stage made of perfectly \[…\] ## [Deal News – Donna Alward’s THE HOUSE ON BLACKBERRY HILL, A Jewell Cove Romance and two other books in the Jewell Cove series](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/19/deal-news-donna-alwards-the-house-on-blackberry-hill-a-jewell-cove-romance-and-two-other-books-in-the-jewell-cove-series/) _2026-08-19 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ Podium has acquired World English audio to The House on Blackberry Hill, A Jewell Cove Romance and two other books \[…\] ## [Alpha Waves](https://clereviewofbooks.com/alpha-waves/) _2026-08-19 · Helen Quah · Cleveland Review of Books_ I became hyperaware of the body and its tricks The post Alpha Waves appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rlDxbKCxyzHL) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [New Poetry Titles (8/18/26)](https://phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-titles-8-18-26/) _2026-08-18 · Philly Chapbook Review · Philly Chapbook Review_ Check out new poetry books for the week of 8/18 from Faber & Faber, Madville Publishing, Black Lawrence Press & Sheep Meadow Press. The post New Poetry Titles (8/18/26) appeared first on Philly Chapbook Review . ## [Preparing to be Forgotten: On Philip Lopate’s “A Washington Irving Sketch Book”](https://clereviewofbooks.com/philip-lopate-a-washington-irving-sketch-book/) _2026-08-18 · Robert Minto · Cleveland Review of Books_ the book presents the odd spectacle of a more interesting writer admiring the work of a less interesting writer. It is the complete reverse of the Sontag book The post Preparing to be Forgotten: On Philip Lopate’s “A Washington Irving Sketch Book” appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [Deal News – Sylv Chiang’s HOCUS FOCUS](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/17/deal-news-sylv-chiangs-hocus-focus/) _2026-08-17 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ Elizabeth Patterson at Beaming Books has acquired Hocus Focus by Sylv Chiang, illustrated by Riddhi Deshpande, a picture book scheduled \[…\] ## [Congratulations on the publication of Lorna Schultz Nicholson’s TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE SHINNY: A POND HOCKEY TALE, published by Sleeping Bear Press!](https://transatlanticagency.com/2026/08/17/congratulations-on-the-publication-of-lorna-schultz-nicholsons-twas-the-night-before-shinny-a-pond-hockey-tale-published-by-sleeping-bear-press/) _2026-08-17 · Kelsey Rideout · Transatlantic Agency_ Congratulations on the publication of Lorna Schultz Nicholson’s TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE SHINNY: A POND HOCKEY TALE, published by Sleeping \[…\] ## [New Fiction Titles (8/18/26)](https://phillychapbookreview.org/new-fiction-titles-8-18-26/) _2026-08-17 · Philly Chapbook Review · Philly Chapbook Review_ Check out new fiction book for the week of 8/18 from Graywolf Press, Mariner Books, FSG Originals, Random House & Biblioasis. The post New Fiction Titles (8/18/26) appeared first on Philly Chapbook Review . ## [Communication in publishing...](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/communication-in-publishing) _2026-08-17 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ How do authors feel about it? What can publishers do? ## [Meet Our Contributor: Nancy Murphy](https://phillychapbookreview.org/meet-our-contributor-nancy-murphy/) _2026-08-14 · Philly Chapbook Review · Philly Chapbook Review_ Meet our contributor, Nancy Murphy, check out her chapbook and recent poems, and read about her writing life in a Contributor Q&A. The post Meet Our Contributor: Nancy Murphy appeared first on Philly Chapbook Review . ## [Not Even Wrong: An Interview with Aaron Fagan](https://clereviewofbooks.com/interview-with-aaron-fagan/) _2026-08-13 · Katie Ebbitt and Aaron Fagan · Cleveland Review of Books_ There is no arrival. All arrivals are departures. The post Not Even Wrong: An Interview with Aaron Fagan appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [Three Poems by Joshua Zeitler](https://phillychapbookreview.org/three-poems-by-joshua-zeitler/) _2026-08-13 · Joshua Zeitler · Philly Chapbook Review_ "To fit the nuanced, dimensional experience of dysphoria and transition into narrative…often feels flattening, falsely assured. I wanted to look at this discomfort I felt, to see what was necessary in it." Read three poems by Joshua Zeitler, our fourth biweekly poet of the Summer 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Cobbling." The post Three Poems by Joshua Zeitler appeared first on Philly… ## [Prose Chapbooks (July 2026)](https://phillychapbookreview.org/prose-chapbooks-july-2026/) _2026-08-12 · Philly Chapbook Review · Philly Chapbook Review_ Check out our round-up of prose chapbooks published in July 2026 by above/ground press, Bottlecap Press, IKE: A Publishing Project, YesYes Books & Gasher Press. The post Prose Chapbooks (July 2026) appeared first on Philly Chapbook Review . ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8R5Vd0mHYjvy) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [from “Gabor”](https://clereviewofbooks.com/from-gabor/) _2026-08-12 · Seyed Qader Hedayati, Chiya Parvizpur and Hourieh Maleki Qouzloo · Cleveland Review of Books_ We used to dream about getting a plastic ball, and now we had a real, genuine hand-stitched football. But we were too scared to even show it off. The post from “Gabor” appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [One Misfortune After Another: On W. G. Sebald’s “Silent Catastrophes”](https://clereviewofbooks.com/wg-sebald-silent-catastrophes/) _2026-08-11 · Matthew Spencer · Cleveland Review of Books_ An impressively miserable lot, to be sure, but once Sebald advances from the general to the particular, distortions emerge in his gloomy but picturesque vision... The post One Misfortune After Another: On W. G. Sebald’s “Silent Catastrophes” appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [New Poetry Titles (8/11/26)](https://phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-titles-8-11-26/) _2026-08-11 · Philly Chapbook Review · Philly Chapbook Review_ Check out new poetry books for the week of 8/11 from Sibling Rivalry Press, Broadstone Books, Finishing Line Press, Tupelo Press, TriQuarterly, Caitlin Press, Milkweed Editions, Alice James Books, Sheep Meadow Press & Wesleyan University Press. The post New Poetry Titles (8/11/26) appeared first on Philly Chapbook Review . ## [Author endorsements - what are they and why do they matter?](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/author-endorsements-what-are-they) _2026-08-11 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ A piece about author blurbs/quotes, what they are used for, and what you can do to help! ## [New Fiction Titles (8/11/26)](https://phillychapbookreview.org/new-fiction-titles-8-11-26/) _2026-08-10 · Philly Chapbook Review · Philly Chapbook Review_ Check out new fiction books for the week of 8/11 from Stanchion, TRP: The University Press of SHSU, Roseway Publishing, University of Alberta Press, FSG Originals, Hogarth, Random House, Knopf, Dzanc Books, Transit Books & Ecco. The post New Fiction Titles (8/11/26) appeared first on Philly Chapbook Review . ## [August ’26: Poetry Readers Wanted](https://phillychapbookreview.org/august-26-poetry-readers-wanted/) _2026-08-06 · Aiden Hunt · Philly Chapbook Review_ Managing Editor Aiden Hunt shares about Philly Chapbook Review's need for more volunteer poetry readers and a link to apply in this Editor's Note for August. The post August ’26: Poetry Readers Wanted appeared first on Philly Chapbook Review . ## [Blithe Denial: On Devyn Defoe’s “Burnside” and Douglas Coupland’s “Generation X”](https://clereviewofbooks.com/on-devyn-defoes-burnside-and-douglas-couplands-generation-x/) _2026-08-06 · Lara Treisman · Cleveland Review of Books_ In Generation X, the characters draw close to each other through telling stories. In Burnside, the stories have been replaced by rumors. The post Blithe Denial: On Devyn Defoe’s “Burnside” and Douglas Coupland’s “Generation X” appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [Poetry Chapbooks (July 2026)](https://phillychapbookreview.org/poetry-chapbooks-july-2026/) _2026-08-06 · Philly Chapbook Review · Philly Chapbook Review_ Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in July 2026 by Tupelo Press, Bull City Press, Tough Poets Review, Poetry Society of America, Parlyaree Press, Rockwood Press, Broadstone Books, kith books, Prolific Pulse, Greying Ghost Press, Cardboard House Press, Bottlecap Press, above/ground press & Finishing Line Press. The post Poetry Chapbooks (July 2026) appeared first on Philly… ## [Two Poems](https://clereviewofbooks.com/two-poems-3/) _2026-08-05 · Dani Baker · Cleveland Review of Books_ dissolving each muscle fiber into a smooth, concordant waveform The post Two Poems appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [Flash Fiction: “Nova” by Kimmy Chang](https://phillychapbookreview.org/original-flash-nova-by-kimmy-chang/) _2026-08-05 · Kimmy Chang · Philly Chapbook Review_ "'Nova' is a lyrical second-person story about the narrator’s first true encounter with death...the story presents loss not as beautiful in itself, but as the place where beauty begins." Read the first original fiction piece of the Summer 2026 issue, "Nova" by Kimmy Chang. The post Flash Fiction: “Nova” by Kimmy Chang appeared first on Philly Chapbook Review . ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XXWnfZVhuAwD) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [On the Ingeborg Bachmann Centennial: Economy, Law, Poem](https://clereviewofbooks.com/on-the-ingeborg-bachmann/) _2026-08-04 · Richard Fegelman · Cleveland Review of Books_ History is irreversibly written as a laceration upon the body The post On the Ingeborg Bachmann Centennial: Economy, Law, Poem appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [Snapshots: A Toni Morrison Comic](https://clereviewofbooks.com/snapshots-a-toni-morrison-comic/) _2026-07-31 · Ngozi Ukazu · Cleveland Review of Books_ The snapshots that Morrison leaves us with are meant to be uploaded, envisioned. Afeterimages of bright lights and collisions of verse. The post Snapshots: A Toni Morrison Comic appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books . ## [Let's talk about audiobooks...](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-audiobooks) _2026-07-31 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ Listen up! ## [What happens when an editor loves your book?](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-an-editor-loves) _2026-07-23 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ The excitement, the behind-the-scenes considerations, and the next steps... ## [What it's like being a Publisher at a Big Five house in 2026](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/what-its-like-being-a-publisher-at) _2026-07-06 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ An interview with Christina Demosthenous (Penguin Random House) on how she came up in the industry, the moments that changed her, and what she looks for in new authors... ## ['Don't wait for the perfect moment to start writing - it will never appear!'](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/dont-wait-for-the-perfect-moment) _2026-07-02 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ The winner of Amazon's Kindle Storyteller Award talks about her work and why it's important to be brave and take the leap into writing! ## [What is a 'vision' for a book?](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/what-is-a-vision-for-a-book) _2026-06-26 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ What do editors mean when they say this? Why does it lead to them turning books down? ## ['Getting my novel ready for submission took a year...' Jennie Godfrey on writing, bookseller support, imposter syndrome and more!](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/getting-my-novel-ready-for-submission) _2026-06-22 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ The bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things tells us her top writing tips and talks about starting writing in her late forties... ## [Spotlight on Skylight: all about a new imprint looking for fresh voices!](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/spotlight-on-skylight-all-about-a) _2026-06-15 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ An insight into job-sharing, developing ideas and why AI cannot replicate humans, with Sophie Wilson and Sam Eades of Simon & Schuster ## [How to sustain a writing career...](https://honesteditor.substack.com/p/how-to-sustain-a-writing-career) _2026-06-09 · Phoebe Morgan · The Honest Editor_ Six tips to help you stay in it for the long haul... ## [Obra Dinn, Roottrees, and Generative AI in game development](https://ethanphirsch.com/2025/01/31/roottrees-genai/) _2025-01-31 · ephwrites · Ethan Hirsch_ Earlier this month, I learned about The Roottrees are Dead, a game that was recently released on Steam. The game was pitched to me as being ‘heavily inspired’ by Lucas Pope’s genius deduction game, Return of the Obra Dinn, one of my favorite all-time gaming experiences, and it immediately shot to the top my backlog \[ \]