Monthly Archives: April 2020

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Random House’s Big Ideas Night Presents National Poetry Month with Virtual Readings via Zoom (4/21)

Random House’s Big Ideas Night presents National Poetry Month with virtual readings from Olivia Gatwood, Nate Marshall, Jana Prikryl, Jenny Zhang, Fatimah Asghar, and Billy Collins via Zoom on Tuesday, April 21, at 8:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Andy Greene and Geoff Edgers Discuss Greene’s Book THE OFFICE via Crowdcast (4/21)

Andy Greene presents his new book, THE OFFICE: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s (Dutton) in conversation with The Washington Posts’s Geoff Edgers, author of WALK THIS WAY: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song that Changed American Music Forever(Blue Rider Press), hosted by Midtown Scholar Bookstore, via Crowdcast on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Erik Larson and Adriana Trigiani In Conversation about THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE via Facebook Live (4/21)

Authors Erik Larson and Adriana Trigiani talk about Larson’s new book, THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE (Crown) via Facebook Live on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Abi Daré Discusses Her Debut Novel via Zoom (4/21)

Join author Abi Daré, along with Read with The Ivy co-hosts Emma Snyder and Marion Winik, to discuss Daré’s debut novel THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE (Dutton) via Zoom on Tuesday, April 21, at 4:30pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Lunch & Laugh with Judd Apatow on “Comedy in Quarantine” via Instagram Live (4/21)

Judd Apatow, author SICK IN THE HEAD: Conversations About Life and Comedy (Random House), discusses “comedy in quarantine” on Lunch & Laugh via Instagram Live on Tuesday, April 21, at 12:30pm (ET). Continue reading →

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“Mondays With Michelle Obama,” Story-Times with Penguin Random House and PBS Kids Streaming on YouTube and Facebook, Start Monday, April 20, 12 Noon (ET)

Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books, and PBS KIDS today announced a special collaboration with former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, in support of the recently announced “Read Together, Be Together” Penguin Random House literacy initiative and PBS KIDS’ “Read-Along” effort on Facebook and YouTube. On Monday, April 20, at 12 noon (ET), “Mondays with Michelle Obama” will kick off a four-week series of videos that will feature Mrs. Obama reading aloud from beloved children’s books (one book every Monday through May 11). “Mondays with Michelle Obama” (#PBSKIDSRead, #ReadTogetherBeTogether) will be livestreamed simultaneously on PBS KIDS’ Facebook page and YouTube channel, and on Penguin Random House’s Facebook page, and will remain available for viewing on demand on all of those platforms immediately thereafter. The four books Mrs. Obama will read are: Continue reading →

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Your Daily Guide to PRH’s Virtual Events: Share on Social!

Connecting readers with our books and authors during the coronavirus outbreak and this period of social distancing is more important than ever. Across Penguin Random House, we are hosting a variety of virtual events each day, and now you can help promote them. You can share the day’s complete calendar or your favorite individual listings via the share button, which will allow you to directly deliver all the relevant event information to your social network. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Haiku & Sudoku

In these trying times, many people are reading poetry and doing puzzles in order to find comfort and stay mentally fit. Thus, we offer two ancient and ever-popular exports: Haiku and Sudoku. Haiku is an ancient Japanese poetic form mastered by Basho and Issa and brought to the West in the 20^th century. It’s relaxing to write and to read (especially during National Poetry Month). Sudoku originated in Switzerland, but is a Japanese word – “su” means ‘number’ and “doku” means ‘single.’ Sudoku has deep roots in ancient number puzzles. Both Haiku and Sudoku are said to have intellectual and emotional benefits. Continue reading →

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Enjoy a Virtual Coffee with Kate Bowler on “Dealing with Uncertainty” via Instagram (4/19)

Kate Bowler, author of EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON: And Other Lies I’ve Loved (Random House), will be featured on Random House’s “Coffee with” virtual event, discussing “dealing with uncertainty” via Instagram on Sunday, April 19, at 11:00am (ET). Continue reading →

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Idra Novey and Ahmad Nadalizadeh on Translating Poet Garous Abdolmalekian via Zoom (4/18)

Iranian poet Garous Abdolmalekian, whose latest collection is LEAN AGAINST THIS LATE HOUR (Penguin Books), will be explored by his translators, Idra Novey and Ahmad Nadalizadeh, as part of the Us & Them Reading Series, via Zoom (meeting ID 584 655 477) on Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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