Monthly Archives: October 2020

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Tana French to Discuss Her New Novel with Megan Abbott via Zoom (10/14)

Tana French will be discussing her new novel, THE SEARCHER (Viking), with be in conversation with Megan Abbott at a virtual event hosted by Murder by the Book via Zoom on Wednesday, October 14 at 4:00 pm (ET). 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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Penguin Random House Launches Book the Vote to Combat Disinformation and Increase Voter Turnout This Election Season

Ahead of the November elections, Penguin Random House, PEN America, Out of Print (OOP), and When We All Vote are launching Book the Vote, a nonpartisan initiative to protect free speech and ensure every voter’s right to participate in elections. Building upon an already successful program from the 2018 midterm elections, Book the Vote unites the organizations’ distinct initiatives under one centralized website, bookthevote.com. By creating and disseminating book and author content, voter registration information, and resources to increase understanding of civic topics, Book the Vote empowers people to participate in our democracy and express their voices through voting. Continue reading →

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Jeff Tweedy Shares HOW TO WRITE ONE SONG with Norah Jones via Zoom (10/13)

Community Bookstore and Murmrr Lit present Jeff Tweedy talking about his new book, HOW TO WRITE ONE SONG (Dutton), with singer/songwriter Norah Jones. Tweedy will also play one or two songs during this virtual event via Zoom on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Matt Haig to Explore THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY via Facebook Live (10/13)

Warwick’s hosts a virtual event with Matt Haig, whose new novel is THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY (Viking), in conversation with author Margarita Montimore via Facebook Live on Tuesday, October 13 at 3:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Shalom Auslander to Discuss His New Novel In Conversation with Cheryl Pearl Sucher via Zoom (10/13)

McNally Jackson presents Between Two Worlds, with Shalom Auslander, author of MOTHER FOR DINNER (Riverhead), in conversation with Cheryl Pearl Sucher via Zoom on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson to Lead Discussion of ALL WE CAN SAVE: Truth, Courage and Solutions for the Climate Crisis via Zoom (10/13)

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, who co-edited ALL WE CAN SAVE: Truth, Courage and Solutions for the Climate Crisis (One World), will speak with several of the book’s contributors, alongside featured readings from a selection of the collection’s poetry, at a virtual event hosted by the New York Public Library via Zoom on Tuesday, October 13 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Science

This has been a monumental week for science as the Nobel Prizes were announced, bringing broader attention to the groundbreaking discoveries of brilliant physicists, chemists and physiologists. Given their achievements, and that the phrase “listen to the scientists” is lately so pronounced, here is a list of top-selling science titles: Continue reading →

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Thammavongsa, Mandel Finalists for Canada’s 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Our Penguin Random House Canada colleagues are basking in the joy of the announcement that Souvankham Thammavongsa’s short story collection, How to Pronounce Knife, edited by Anita Chong and published by McClelland & Stewart, has been named to the shortlist for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada’s most prestigious yearly literary award for fiction. Continue reading →

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Knopf/Vintage’s Sir Roger Penrose 2020 Nobel Physics Prize Co-Winner

The Penguin Random House grand, long tradition of publishing Nobel Prize laureates is continuing this year with Sir Roger Penrose, the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pathfinding studies of the universe’s black holes. Continue reading →

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