Monthly Archives: May 2020

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Garden District Book’s Virtual Happy Hour to Feature Samantha Downing via Facebook Live (5/21)

Samantha Downing, author of MY LOVELY WIFE (Berkley), will be featured at Garden District Book’s Virtual Happy Hour via Facebook Live on Thursday, May 21, at 6:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Esther Safran Foer In Conversation with Jonathan Safran Foer via Zoom (5/21)

Esther Safran Foer, author of I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE’RE STILL HERE: A Post-Holocaust Memoir (Tim Duggan Books), will be in conversation about her book with her son, author Jonathan Safran Foer, at a virtual event hosted by the Museum of Jewish Heritage via Zoom on Thursday, May 21, at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Emma Straub Stars in “Books and Bathrobes” Virtual Event via Zoom (5/21)

Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of, most recently, ALL ADULTS HERE (Riverhead), a Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club pick, joins bookseller Julie Robinson for a Books and Bathrobes Book Soup virtual event via Zoom on Thursday, May 21 at 1:30pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Candice Iloh and Nic Stone to Appear on “Debut Who?” Series via Instagram Live (5/21)

Candice Iloh, author of EVERY BODY LOOKING (Dutton Books for Young Readers) and Nic Stone, author of such books as DEAR MARTIN, CLEAN GETAWAY and the upcoming DEAR JUSTYCE (Crown Book for Young Readers) will appear on Dhonielle Clayton’s Debut Who? series via Instagram Live on Thursday, May 20 at 2:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Barack Obama Joins “Mondays with Michelle Obama” for Reading of THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH

Former President Barack Obama was the very special guest on yesterday’s “Mondays with Michelle Obama,” the new story-time initiative for kids and families from Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books, and PBS KIDS featuring the former First Lady of the United States. 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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#BooksConnectUs Video Launch and Campaign Update

PRH Consumer Marketing’s Books Connect Us campaign, encouraging readers to connect online and share their love of books, has grown tremendously since launching in March. To date, the #booksconnectus hashtag has garnered over 70 million impressions! To celebrate everything we’ve done so far (particularly the multitude of virtual events), we are excited to share this Books Connect Us video, featuring over 40 authors! (Big shoutout to producer extraordinaire Charlotte Lesnick!) Continue reading →

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Join the RHBC x ID Book Club Thrilling Reads Event via Zoom (5/20)

At this Random House Book Club x ID Book Club virtual event, join Janelle Brown, author of PRETTY THINGS (RHBC Pick); Karen Abbott, author THE GHOSTS OF EDEN PARK (ID Book Club Pick); and C.J. Tudor, author of THE OTHER PEOPLE (ID Book Club Pick) as they discuss their Thrilling Reads via Zoom (register via EventBrite here. PRH employees receive free access to the event with the code: PRHThrills) on Wednesday, May 20 at 5:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Doubleday Presents Two Writers Talking: David Grann and Patrick Radden Keefe via Zoom (5/20)

Join David Grann, most recently the author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, and Patrick Radden Keefe, author of SAY NOTHING, for a conversation on the art of true crime writing moderated by The New Yorker’s Daniel Zalewski, presented by Doubleday, via Zoom (to register, click here) on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Nikita Stewart In Conversation with Giselle Burgess via Zoom (5/20)

Nikita Stewart presents her book, TROOP 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World (Ballantine), in conversation with Giselle Burgess, the visionary behind Troop 6000, via Zoom on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:30pm (ET). Continue reading →

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