Monthly Archives: August 2020

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Double Feature: Two PRH Titles Are “Read With Jenna” TODAY Show Book Club August Picks

Jenna Bush Hager has announced her Read With Jenna TODAY Show Book Club August picks: THE COMEBACK by Ella Berman (Berkley) and HERE FOR IT by R. Eric Thomas (Ballantine), both titles published by Penguin Random House imprints. Continue reading →

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“Meet the Bookstagrammer” to Feature Anna of @never_withouta_book via Instagram (8/5)

For this Random House Virtual Event, “Meet the Bookstagrammer,” Random House social media associate Megan Tripp (who also runs the Bookstagram account @BooksnBlazers) introduces us to the faces behind some of our favorite bookstagram accounts on Instagram. Meet Anna of @never_withouta_book. She will share her favorite reads, discuss her mission of highlighting underrepresented voices in literature, and explain why she founded @diverseclassics, via @RandomHouse on Instagram on Wednesday, August 5 at 12:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Ibi Zoboi Moderates Black Middle Grade Author Panel via Crowdcast (8/5)

Ibi Zoboi, author of MY LIFE AS AN ICE CREAM SANDWICH (Dutton Books for Young Readers/Puffin), will be moderating an event featuring Black middle grade authors, including Leah Henderson, Renee Watson, Alicia D. Willams and Brandy Colbert, via Crowdcast on Wednesday, August 5 at 4:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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The Strand Bookstore Presents Susan Minot In Conversation with Jonathan Ames via Zoom (8/5)

Susan Minot, whose latest book is WHY I DON’T WRITE: And Other Stories (Knopf), will be in conversation with Jonathan Ames, hosted by The Strand bookstore via Zoom on Wednesday, August 5 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Kate Reed Petty to Discuss Her Debut Novel with Elif Batuman via Zoom (8/5)

Kate Reed Petty, author of TRUE STORY (Viking), will discuss her debut novel with writer Elif Batuman at a virtual event hosted by Politics & Prose bookstore via Zoom on Wednesday, August 5 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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A Virtual Meet and Greet with Tracy Tutor via Fundo.com (8/5)

Tracy Tutor, author of FEAR IS JUST A FOUR-LETTER WORD: How to Develop the Unstoppable Confidence to Own Any Room (Portfolio), will present a virtual meet and greet via Fundo.com on Wednesday, August 5 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Aimee Bender to Discuss Her New Novel Via Zoom (8/5)

Aimee Bender, author of THE BUTTERFLY LAMPSHADE (Doubleday), will discuss her new novel at a virtual event hosted by The Booksmith via Zoom on Wednesday, August 5 at 8:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Dog Days

We’ve entered the “Dog Days of Summer,” a phrase which — according to the Merriam Webster Idioms Dictionary — refers to “Hot, sultry summer weather; also, a period of stagnation… the period between early July and early September, when Sirius, the so-called Dog Star, rises and sets with the sun.” This summer gives “stagnation” a whole new meaning and books, like dogs, are our best friends these days. In this spirit, we’ve collected some of our favorite fiction and nonfiction for all ages: Continue reading →

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BOOK YOUR SUMMER LIVE, A New PRH Virtual Book Festival, Coming August 21-22

The cross-divisional Consumer Conferences team brings our readers the virtual event of the season, BOOK YOUR SUMMER LIVE, on August 21-22. Book Your Summer Live is a Penguin Random House virtual book festival celebrating our authors, illustrators, retail partners, and readers alike. Continue reading →

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Actress Marisa Tomei Narrates Elena Ferrante’s THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS Audiobook

Academy Award®-winner Marisa Tomei narrates the audiobook of Elena Ferrante’s upcoming standalone novel THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS (Random House Audio, on sale September 1, 2020), her first solo audiobook narration. Continue reading →

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