Monthly Archives: August 2020

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Robert B. Reich to Discuss THE SYSTEM via Zoom (8/20)

Robert B. Reich, author of THE SYSTEM (Knopf), will engage in a virtual event hosted by Politics & Prose via Zoom on Thursday, August 20 at 6:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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David Allen Sibley to Talk About WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A BIRD via Zoom (8/20)

David Allen Sibley, author of, most recently, WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A BIRD (Knopf), will be in virtual conversation with Professor David Wilcove via Zoom on Thursday, August 20 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Megha Majumdar to Discuss Her Debut Novel A BURNING via Zoom (8/20)

Megha Majumdar, author of A BURNING (Knopf), a topical New York Times bestseller, will be featured at a special Aesops Fable Book Shop virtual book club discussion via Zoom on Thursday, August 20, at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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WHAT NOW: An Antiracist Teach-In with Ibram X. Kendi and Brit Bennett via Zoom (8/20)

Ibram X. Kendi, author of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST (One World), presents WHAT NOW: An Antiracist Teach-In, a virtual conversation series featuring dialogues between Professor Kendi and other prominent thought leaders and activists. Brit Bennett, author of the New York Times bestselling, THE VANISHING HALF (Riverhead) joins Dr. Kendi on the virtual stage via Zoom on Thursday, August 20 at 8:00 pm (ET). To register, click here.. Continue reading →

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Crown to Publish NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s AMERICAN CRISIS: Leadership Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic October 13

Crown, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that it will publish AMERICAN CRISIS by Andrew Cuomo on October 13, 2020. A revealing, behind-the-scenes account of his experience leading New York State through the COVID-19 epidemic, AMERICAN CRISIS is an important chronicle of this unprecedented moment in history, an urgent assessment of the factors that have and continue to impede our national response to a devastating health and economic catastrophe, and a powerful testament to true leadership in times of extreme crisis. 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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John Cena Launches Personalized Video Pre-Order Campaign for ELBOW GREASE: FAST FRIENDS

From now through October 3, 2020, consumers who pre-order John Cena’s ELBOW GREASE: FAST FRIENDS (Random House Books for Young Readers, 9/29/20) from any retailer, and then upload their receipt to JOHNCENABOOKVIDEO.COM will receive a personal video message from John Cena himself within 30 days or less via email! 1 upload proof of purchase = 1 video per e-mail address Continue reading →

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PYR’s Stacey Barney Named Winner of Bill Konigsberg Award for Acts and Activism for Equity and Inclusion

Stacey Barney, Executive Editor at G.P. Putnam’s Books for Young Readers, has been named the winner of this year’s Bill Konigsberg Award for Acts and Activism for Equity and Inclusion through Young Adult Literature, presented by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English. Continue reading →

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David Joy to Discuss WHEN THESE MOUNTAINS BURN via Facebook Live (8/19)

David Joy, author of WHEN THESE MOUNTAINS BURN (Putnam), will discuss his latest novel at a virtual event hosted by Poisoned Pen bookstore via Facebook Live on Wednesday, August 19 at 9:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Join Bianca Marais for a Virtual Literary Wine Down via Instagram Live (8/19)

Join Bianca Marais, author of IF YOU WANT TO MAKE GOD LAUGH (Putnam) and Jamise Harper a virtual Literary Wine Down hosted by Spines & Vines via Instagram Live on Wednesday, August 19 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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