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Tonight: Brandon Taylor In Conversation With Hari Kunzru via Crowdcast

Brandon Taylor, author of FILTHY ANIMALS (Riverhead), will discuss his latest novel with fellow Penguin Random House author Hari Kunzru at a virtual event hosted by Loyalty Bookstores (Washington, DC) via Crowdcast on Friday, June 25 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Charles Baxter Wins 2021 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story

Pantheon and Vintage author Charles Baxter has won the 2021 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. The PEN/Malamud selection committee shares this praise: “What impresses us most about Charles Baxter is his range and his near-chameleon ability to adapt to varying characters and circumstances, working largely within the geographical framework of the Upper Midwest, he finds a seemingly infinite diversity of human life, all conveyed with deep and probing sympathy.” Continue reading →

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New Audio Original Features Campfire Stories of Close Calls in the Outdoors

Penguin Random House Audio is publishing MEATEATER’S CAMPFIRE STORIES: Close Calls, an audiobook original with Steven Rinella, renowned outdoorsman, bestselling author, and host of the podcast and Netflix series, MeatEater. On sale from Random House Audio on July 20, the title features Rinella, members of the MeatEater crew, and various outdoor experts, sharing 16 true stories of close calls in the outdoors, from encounters with grizzlies, to getting swept away by an avalanche, to being trapped in an underwater cave, and even a brush with an armed cartel during a fishing trip. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Now in Paperback!

Welcome summer! As we move into sunny days, some of our brightest, most lauded and discussed novels have just come out in paperback. So find a quiet place, pour your favorite beverage and immerse yourself in the following stories: Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Black Music Month

June is Black Music Month. Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. Visit Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History & Culture’s “Celebrate Black Music” page here to find out more. And check out these rousing and revelatory books including those by and about musical icons and pioneers: Continue reading →

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RH Book Club Happy Hour: Author Mary Bly to Join Discussion via Zoom

Mary Bly, author of LIZZIE & DANTE (The Dial Press), will discuss her latest novel during the Random House Book Club Virtual Happy Hour via Zoom on Thursday, June 24 at 7:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Tonight: BIGNY Presents “Nurturing Readership: How Libraries Work With Publishers for Reading Inclusivity”

The Book Industry Guild of New York (BIGNY) will present “Nurturing Readership: How Libraries Work with Publishers for Reading Inclusivity,” a virtual conversation detailing the important roles libraries have played in providing accessibility, literacy and, in current times, how they will continue to nurture readership, tonight at 6:00 pm via Zoom. Continue reading →

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Watch the Official Trailer for All Ways Black (You’re Not Ready)

All Ways Black debuted its official trailer on social media this weekend to mark the launch of the platform. The video, which serves to highlight and celebrate the myriad expressions of Blackness in life and in books, was conceived by @allwaysblack curator Cree Myles and videographer Cody LaPlant, who drew inspiration from film and music (catch those Lemonade vibes?) to transcend the literary ecosystem. Continue reading →

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Penguin Press to Publish Will Smith’s Memoir in November

Penguin Press will publish WILL, a memoir by two-time Academy Award nominee, Grammy Award and NAACP Image Award winner Will Smith, on November 9, 2021. Smith celebrated this announcement on Saturday, June 19, with a community Block Party in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida. New Orleans-based visual artist Brandan “BMike” Odums designed and unveiled the cover of WILL, which features a series of layered portraits of Will Smith throughout his life, each one painted on top of the other. The idea is to communicate visually the evolution of a person, from childhood through adulthood, and at major stages of their life in between. Odums’s works engage in a transnational dialogue about the intersection of art and resistance. Continue reading →

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Michael Robbins to Discuss His New Book of Poetry via Zoom

Michael Robbins, author of WALKMAN (Penguin Books), will discuss his new collection of poetry with Paige Ackerson-Kiely at a virtual event hosted by Literati Bookstore (Ann Arbor, MI) as a part of their At Home Series via Zoom on Tuesday, June 22 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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