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Celebrate African American History Month with Random House, Inc.

Since 1926, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has established the national theme for the month-long celebration. This year's theme is "Black Women in American Culture and History."

In addition to Black Women for Beginners—an ideal book for this year's theme—we are happy to suggest these other great, graphic non-fiction titles also from the For Beginners imprint: African History for Beginners and Black History for Beginners. And don't miss these great graphic offerings from the Campfire Books line as well: Muhammad Ali: The King of the Ring and Nelson Mandela: The Unconquerable Soul.

Celebrate African American History Month with your students by sharing these titles from Knopf Doubleday: The Warmth of Other Suns, the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life; The Grace of Silence, a memoir that boldly examines racial legacy and what it means to be an American, and Life Upon These Shores, a landmark book tracing African American history from the arrival of the conquistadors to the election of Barack Obama.

Feel free to browse our African American History Month calendar page for more suggestions.

Vintage Classics Dickens

February 7th, 2012 will mark the 200-year anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth and in celebration of this milestone Vintage Books has reissued seven of Dickens's classics that have stood the test of time: A Christmas Carol, Bleak House, Oliver Twist, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and A Tale of Two Cities.

To find a complete listing of events and other exciting news about the commemoration, please visit the official website.

Email us for a complimentary copy of Campfire's graphic adaptation of Oliver Twist.

Browse other editions of Dickens's work from Bantam Classics, Everyman's Library, and The Modern Library.

Congratulations to our 2012 Alex Award Winners

We are proud to announce that Ernest Cline's Ready Player One, Roland Merullo's The Talk-Funny Girl, Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and Daniel Wilson's Robopocalypse were four of the ten titles awarded a 2012 Alex Award. Bestowed by the American Library Association, Alex Award winners are recognized as books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.

For a complete list of our past winners, click here.

Beacon Press & Random House, Inc. collaborate with educators on enhancement of MLK series

On Friday, October 14th, 2011, Beacon Press and the Random House, Inc. Academic Marketing Department will co-host a unique and collaborative publisher-educator summit focused on the acclaimed "The King Legacy" series, a partnership between Beacon Press and the Estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Editors and teachers participating in this intensive one-day workshop are tasked with developing new anthologies to make Dr. King's own writings accessible for the 21st Century curriculum. The summit is to be held in Random House, Inc's headquarters in midtown Manhattan. To learn more about "The King Legacy" series, go to: www.thekinglegacy.org.

Beacon Press is distributed by Random House Publisher Services.

• Check out the book trailer for Ben Marcus's exciting new novel The Flame Alphabet and this brief New York Magazine write-up on the author and his new book.

• The Asian American Resource and Cultural Center at the University of Illinois - Chicago is sponsoring a free event for author GB Tran on Thursday, November 17 from 4-6pm. Tran will discuss his graphic memoir, Vietnamerica, which chronicles his family's experiences before, during, and after the Vietnam War and their immigration to the United States. Click here for more information.

• Piri Thomas, the author of Down These Mean Streets, passed away in his El Cerrito, California home on Monday at the age of 83. Thomas, who grew up in Spanish Harlem during the 1930s and 40s, exposed the tough conditions of New York's ghetto to an unaware America and inspired generations of authors with his memoir, novels, and poetry. Written in 1967, Down These Mean Streets has become a staple in college and high school classrooms across the country.

• Read a rave review for Erin Morgenstern's debut blockbuster The Night Circus in School Library Journal and an interview with the author.