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Jayne Ann Krentz to Discuss ALL THE COLORS OF NIGHT via Facebook Live (1/16)

Jayne Ann Krentz will discuss her latest novel, ALL THE COLORS OF NIGHT (Berkey), in conversation with Christina Dodd at a virtual event hosted by The Poisoned Pen bookstore via Facebook Live on Saturday, January 16 at 6:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Language Lovers

Welcome to a world of wordplay – sometimes as foreplay! The following novels’ characters and plots turn on lexicography, flights of language and linguistic feats that dazzle, puzzle, amuse and thrill. Both edifying and entertaining, is there a better way to build your vocabulary than through the love of a good book? Continue reading →

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Emma Rous Introduces “The Perfect Guests” – or Are They?

Our new Igloo Book Buzz selection is Emma Rous’ THE PERFECT GUESTS, published this week by Berkley. Imagine a grand English estate with many secrets, an orphan caught in a web of lies, and a young woman playing a sinister game. Ms. Rous offers insights into the creation of her twisty suspense thriller: “After the excitement of having my debut published, the prospect of writing a second novel felt distinctly daunting, and I suspect I’d still be wrestling with it now if it wasn’t for the rock solid moral support and creative input I had from my two editors – my British editor here in England, and Amanda Bergeron across the Atlantic at Berkley. Continue reading →

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Olga Grushin Shares Her New Novel THE CHARMED WIFE via Facebook Live (1/14)

Olga Grushin will discuss her new novel, THE CHARMED WIFE (Putnam), in conversation with Jeniffer Thompson at a virtual event hosted by Warwick’s via Facebook Live on Thursday, January 14 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Jennifer Probst to Discuss OUR ITALIAN SUMMER via Zoom (1/14)

BookTowne presents Jennifer Probst, author of OUR ITALIAN SUMMER (Berkley), at a virtual event via Zoom on Thursday, January 14 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Frank Wilczek In Conversation with Steven Pinker via Crowdcast (1/14)

Frank Wilczek, author of FUNDAMENTALS: Ten Keys to Reality (Penguin Press), will discuss his new book with Steven Pinker, at a virtual event hosted by Porter Square Books via Crowdcast on Thursday, January 14 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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One World Ideas x Action Book Club Features a Discussion of BLACK FUTURES via Zoom (1/14)

The One World Ideas x Action Book Club will be hosting a virtual discussion of Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham’s BLACK FUTURES (One World), led by One World editor-in-chief Chris Jackson and featuring designer Jon Key of Morcos Key, who helped devise and art direct the book, via Zoom on Thursday, January 14 at 8:00 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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George Saunders Shares His Master Class on the Russian Short Story

George Saunders is an award-winning, bestselling author as well as a highly regarded creative writing teacher. For the last twenty years, Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In his new book, A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading and Life (Random House HC and ebook, Random House Audio) Saunders blends his writing and professorial skills into an engaging narrative that walks readers through his favorite short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy and Gogol to demonstrate how great fiction has the ability to move and shape us. Continue reading →

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New Editions of THE GREAT GATSBY Published by Penguin Random House Imprints

The first day of every year, a fresh selection of books, films and music recordings enter what is known as the “public domain,” which refers to creative materials that are not protected by intellectual property laws. Having completed the established 95 years of copyright protection granted books registered under the U.S. Copyright Act, as of this January 1, F. Scott Fitzergald’s THE GREAT GATSBY, first published in 1925, has become a public domain literary property, which can be published or reprinted without restriction.

To commemorate the opportunity to share this classic title with the widest readership, new editions of THE GREAT GATSBY were released on January 5 by several Penguin Random House imprints in a variety of print and digital formats: Continue reading →

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