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Jo Marchant Presents THE HUMAN COSMOS via Zoom (1/26)

Join Jo Marchant as she discusses her book THE HUMAN COSMOS (Dutton) at a virtual event hosted by the Boston Athenaeum via Zoom on Tuesday, January 26 at 12:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Supporting the NCTE’s 2021 Early Career Educator of Color Award

PRH’s Education Marketing team is excited to partner with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) for their 2021 Early Career Educator of Color (EC-EOC) Leadership Award. The EC-EOC Award supports early career teachers of color as they build accomplished teaching careers in literacy education. Award recipients benefit from robust professional learning opportunities, mentorship, and access to a supportive network of peers from across the country. The 2021–2022 cohort will double as a result of PRH’s financial contributions to the program. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Poetry of the Moment

The world is buzzing about Amanda Gorman and her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” for its rousing, unifying message and her captivating delivery with media outlets reporting “She stole the show!” President Biden often quotes poetry and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden handpicked Gorman, the first U.S. Youth Poet Laureate, to write a poem for the ceremony. Penguin Random House will publish three books by Amanda Gorman this year, including a special edition of her inaugural poem in April. This week, we are seizing the poetic moment with more stirring, evocative poetry that, as Coleridge wrote, offers “the best words in the best order”: 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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Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Partners with Netflix for Adaptations of Three of His Books

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is partnering with Netflix on adaptations of three of his books, Stamped From the Beginning; Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You; and ANTIRACIST BABY. Continue reading →

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PYR to Release Special Edition of “The Hill We Climb,” Read by Amanda Gorman at the Presidential Inauguration

Due to overwhelming demand, Penguin Young Readers will publish a special hardcover edition of “The Hill We Climb,” the poem written and delivered by Amanda Gorman at the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden. At age 22, Ms. Gorman is the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration, joining a select group that includes Maya Angelou, Robert Frost and Elizabeth Alexander. The special edition will be released this spring, with a first printing of 150,000. Continue reading →

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Kristin Cashore and Malinda Lo In Conversation about Their New Novels (1/24)

Kristin Cashore, author of WINTERKEEP (Dial Books for Young Readers), will be in conversation with Malinda Lo, author of LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB (Dutton Books for Young Readers) at a virtual event hosted by Mysterious Galaxy via Crowdcast on Sunday, January 24 at 5:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Jennifer Probst and Samantha Vérant Explore Europe Virtually via Zoom (1/23)

FoxTale Book Shoppe takes you virtually to Europe with Jennifer Probst, author of OUR ITALIAN SUMMER (Berkley) and Samantha Vérant, author of THE SECRET FRENCH RECIPES OF SOPHIE VALROUX (Berkley), in conversation virtually via Zoom on Saturday, January 23 at 2:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Tom Vanderbilt Shares the Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning via Zoom (1/22)

Tom Vanderbilt, author of BEGINNERS: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning (Knopf), will be in Conversation with Virginia Heffernan, followed by audience Q&A, at a virtual event hosted by Politics & Prose via Zoom on Friday, January 22 at 6:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Join Ransom Riggs for a Deep Dive into the Conclusion of His Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Series via Instagram Live (1/22)

Ransom Riggs take a deep dive into Book 3 of his Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series, THE DESOLATIONS OF DEVIL’S ACRE (Dutton Books for Young Readers), via Instagram Live on Friday, January 22 at 5:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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