Monthly Archives: July 2020

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Amanda Brainerd to Introduce Her Debut Novel via Zoom (7/14)

Amanda Brainerd will introduce her debut novel, THE AGE OF CONSENT (Viking), in conversation with New Yorker writer Nick Paumgarten, at a McNally Jackson virtual event via Zoom on Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: The Art of the Weekend

What does your weekend look like? Even spent at home, the weekend continues to be full of possibilities! For the couch, the kitchen or the crafts table, take a look at some of our ideas for your “weekend” reading: Continue reading →

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“Why Black Fiction Matters” Essay by Berkley Author Jasmine Guillory Featured in TIME Magazine

The February 2018 publication of Jasmine Guillory’s debut novel The Wedding Date kick-started a sea of change in the romance genre and she has remained at the forefront of the rom-com renaissance ever since.

Five books, two New York Times bestsellers, and one Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick later, Berkley has just launched PARTY OF TWO, her latest book, with a major national publicity and marketing campaign.

Jasmine’s charisma and widely-read book knowledge has made her into a media must-have for interviews, book recommendations, and essays. And it was an essay request from TIME magazine that gave Jasmine the opportunity to write about a topic deeply personal to her and also vital to our country’s current dialogue about race: Why Black Fiction Matters.

Here are two excerpts:

“As anti-racism books fill up the bestseller lists, I’m thrilled that people want to learn more about racism, white supremacy and their own role in both. But when we say Black Lives Matter, we mean the whole of Black lives—not just when we die at the hands of the police and not just when our lives intersect with white lives to our detriment. Racism is not the only thing to know about what it means to be Black.”

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“In the pages of the romance novels I read and write, I see the Black women I’ve seen my whole life. They are successful, respected and involved in loving, fulfilling and happy relationships. I want the world to know not just about our pain, but the whole of our lives, and especially our joy.”

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Posted online now and running in the July 20 print issue of TIME, Jasmine’s essay can be read here.

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HBO Max to Develop Film Adaptation of Camille Perri’s Novel WHEN KATIE MET CASSIDY

Camille Perri’s romantic comedy novel, WHEN KATIE MET CASSIDY (Putnam), is coming to the small screen. HBO Max, under its Warner Max movie label, will develop a film adaptation of Perri’s novel, which the author will adapt into a screenplay. Ben Pugh and Charlie Morrison will produce for 42, the Los Angeles- and London-based management and production company. Claudia Shin will executive produce. Continue reading →

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

Connecting readers with our books and authors is more important than ever in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, ongoing social distancing, racism and police use of deadly force that has mobilized our country. Across Penguin Random House, we are hosting a variety of virtual events, and you can help promote them. 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.
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Never-Before-Seen Philip Pullman Manuscript to Be Published in October 2020

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers will publish a previously unseen manuscript by Philip Pullman on October 15, 2020, it was announced today by Barbara Marcus, President & Publisher of Random House Children’s Books. SERPENTINE—a novella set after the events of His Dark Materials but before those of The Secret Commonwealth—was written in 2004, but has remained under wraps until now. The announcement coincides with the 25th anniversary of The Golden Compass, the first volume of Pullman’s ground-breaking, internationally bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy, which was published in 1995. Listening Library will simultaneously publish an audiobook edition of SERPENTINE, narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Olivia Colman (The Crown, The Favourite, Fleabag). Continue reading →

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Lisa Alther to Talk About Her New Novel SWAN SONG via Zoom (7/12)

Lisa Alther, most recently the author of SWAN SONG (Knopf), will be in conversation with Lee Smith at a virtual event hosted by Union Ave Books (Knoxville, TN) via Zoom on Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Ballantine to Publish READY PLAYER TWO on November 24

Ballantine Books has announced it will publish international best-selling novelist Ernest Cline’s highly anticipated new novel, READY PLAYER TWO, in North America on November 24, 2020. Continue reading →

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Phoebe Robinson Partners with Dutton/Plume on New Imprint, Tiny Reparations Books

Phoebe Robinson—the New York Times bestselling author of You Can’t Touch My Hair, Everything’s Trash, But It’s OK, and the forthcoming Six Feet Apart; stand-up comedian; writer; actress; and producer—is partnering with her publisher, Plume, to launch a new imprint called Tiny Reparations Books. Continue reading →

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Maria Reva and Lara Prescott to Talk about Their Books via Zoom (7/10)

Maria Reva, author of GOOD CITIZENS NEED NOT FEAR: Stories (Doubleday), will be in conversation with Lara Prescott, author of THE SECRETS WE KEPT (Vintage), at a virtual event hosted by Brazos Bookstore Zoom on Friday, July 10 at 5:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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