Monthly Archives: August 2021

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Author/Illustrator Emily Winfield Martin Extends Her Brand With “Wonderful Things” Tea

Emily Winfield Martin, author and illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestseller, THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, and forthcoming THIS IS A GIFT FOR YOU (on-sale September 14, 2021 from Random House Books for Young Readers), is extending her Dream World lifestyle brand to custom tea in collaboration with Harney & Sons Fine Teas. Continue reading →

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Yoon Choi to Virtually Discuss SKINSHIP With Fellow Knopf Author Esi Edugyan

Yoon Choi, author of SKINSHIP: Stories (Knopf), will discuss her debut short story collection in conversation with fellow Knopf author Esi Edugyan at a virtual event hosted by Charis Books (Atlanta, GA) via Crowdcast on Tuesday, August 24 at 7:30 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Campus Novels

Students are heading back to campus after a long, mostly online, hiatus forced by the pandemic. Social media pages are filling up with updates and photos of the college-bound waving from car windows, standing in their dorm rooms – full of anticipation. This put us in mind of all the captivating novels set at school. For your weekend syllabus, check out the following novels, full of self-discovery, new relationships and campus intrigue: Continue reading →

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CASTE, DEACON KING KONG ‘21 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Contenders

Six Penguin Random House authors’ nonfiction and fiction are among the twelve finalists for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which celebrates the power of literature to promote peace, social justice, and global understanding. Continue reading →

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5 Crown, Currency, Doubleday, Portfolio Authors Among FT/McKinsey 2021 “Best” Business Book Longlisters

Five Penguin Random House titles have been recognized among the fifteen semi-finalists for the transatlantic competition, the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Continue reading →

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The New York Times Highlights RHCB #1 Bestseller BLACK BOY JOY— “Playful With a Side of Gravity”

BLACK BOY JOY: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood, edited by Kwame Mbalia and published by Delacorte Press, debuts at #1 on The New York Times middle grade bestseller list for the week of August 22. This achievement is highlighted by The New York Times in the most recent “Inside the Best-Seller List” column, headlined Joy, Flexibility and Bravery Land on the Best-Seller List. Continue reading →

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Join Authors Grady Hendrix and Chuck Wendig for Virtual “Libraries Night Out”

You’re invited to Libraries Night Out, a virtual event featuring Berkley author Grady Hendrix and Del Rey author Chuck Wendig as they discuss their new novels, THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP and THE BOOK OF ACCIDENTS, on Wednesday, August 18 at 7:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. Continue reading →

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James Whiteside to Launch His New Book With Fellow ABT Dancer Isabella Boylston

James Whiteside, author of CENTER CENTER: A Funny, Sexy, Sad, Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet (Viking), will launch his new book in conversation with fellow American Ballet Theatre dancer Isabella Boylston at a virtual & in-person event, co-presented by The Strand Bookstore (at Columbus Circle, NYC) and the ABT, on Tuesday, August 17 at 7:00 pm (ET).

To register for a ticket, click here. Continue reading →

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Amy Schumer Co-Curates ARRIVAL STORIES, Coming From The Dial Press in Spring 2022

The Dial Press announced that ARRIVAL STORIES: Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers, a revealing collection of more than 20 original essays, curated by Amy Schumer and Christy Turlington Burns, will be published on April 5, 2022. In this anthology, Schumer and Turlington Burns bring together a diverse group of women—actors, athletes, academics, CEOs, writers, small business owners, birth workers, physicians, and activists—to share their experiences of becoming mothers. Whitney Frick and Annie Chagnot acquired North American rights from Claudia Ballard at WME. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Thirteen for the 13th!

Did you know that there is a word for a fear of Friday the 13^th? It is Paraskevidekatriaphobia – from the Greek words paraskeví (meaning ‘Friday’), and dekatreís (meaning ‘thirteen’). Being that reading is one of the safer pastimes, our spin on this superstitious day is to showcase thirteen enticing books with 13/thirteen in the title. Continue reading →

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