Monthly Archives: March 2021

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Luvvie Ajayi Jones Talks About Her Book PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER via Crowdcast (3/9)

Women & Children First presents Luvvie Ajayi Jones, author of PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER: The Fear-Fighter Manual (Penguin Life), in conversation with Brittany Packnett Cunningham via Crowdcast on Tuesday, March 9 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Carl Zimmer to Explore “LIFE’S EDGE: The Search for What It Means to be Alive” via Zoom (3/10)

Carl Zimmer will discuss his new book, LIFE’S EDGE: The Search for What It Means to be Alive (Dutton), in conversation with Rachel Becker at a virtual event hosted by the Commonwealth Club via Zoom on Wednesday, March 10 at 3:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Jasmine Mans to Share Her New Poetry Book via eventbrite (3/10)

Jasmine Mans, author of BLACK GIRL, CALL HOME: Poems (Berkley), will be featured at a Politics & Prose Live! virtual event via eventbrite on Wednesday, March 10 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Jill Santopolo Discusses Her New Novel with Jandy Nelson via Zoom (3/11)

Jill Santopolo will discuss her novel, EVERYTHING AFTER (Putnam), in conversation with Jandy Nelson at a virtual event hosted by A Great Good Place for Books (Oakland, CA) via Zoom on Thursday, March 11 at 9:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Knopf to Publish Billie Jean King’s Autobiography in August

Alfred A. Knopf will publish ALL IN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Billie Jean King on August 17. The book marks the first time King has told her story in full, detailing how her private journey to be what she calls her “authentic self” played out alongside her groundbreaking activism and career in tennis—that included seven years as the top-ranked woman in the world, a record twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine Grand Slam titles, and her watershed victory over Bobby Riggs in the famous “Battle of the Sexes.” King will also write about her unwavering ongoing commitment to equality and social justice. As King notes, many of the issues she and others fought for decades ago are being revisited today. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Young Readers’ Adaptations

This week, Michelle Obama’s phenomenal memoir BECOMING was published as a young readers adaptation. Of all the words that have taken on new meaning in the pandemic, “adaptation” is surely among them. In a time where families are reading and working side-by-side like never before, the following nonfiction adaptations make for great supplemental material for students, discussions for inter-generational book clubs, or should simply satisfy the curious reader who wants to read what the adults are talking about. 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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PRH Audio Launches Ahab Voiceover Casting Platform

Penguin Random House Audio introduces Ahab, a global online casting platform that helps content creators find and hire exactly the right actor for any voiceover project, whether it’s an audiobook, video game, ad spot, animation, documentary, or podcast. Continue reading →

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Luvvie Ajayi Jones to Discuss Her Book PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER via Crowdcast (3/5)

Luvvie Ajayi Jones, author of PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER: The Fear-Fighter Manual (Penguin Life), will be in conversation with Esther Perel at a virtual event hosted by Loyalty Books (Washington, D.C.) via Crowdcast on Friday, March 5 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Holly Jackson, Natasha Preston and Karen McManus Talk About Their New Novels via Zoom (3/6)

Delacorte Press authors Holly Jackson (GOOD GIRL, BAD BLOOD), Natasha Preston (THE LAKE) and Karen McManus (THE COUSINS) will be in conversation at a virtual event hosted by Murder By the Book (Houston, TX) via Zoom on Saturday, March 6 at 4:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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