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Murder By the Book Presents Eliza Jane Brazier and Stephanie Wrobel via YouTube and Facebook (1/28)

Eliza Jane Brazier will discuss her debut adult novel, IF I DISAPPEAR (Berkley), with Stephanie Wrobel, author of DARLING ROSE GOLD (Berkley), now out in paperback, at a virtual event hosted by Murder By the Book via YouTube and Facebook on Thursday, January 28 at 2:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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FIGHTING WORDS and WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED Earn 2021 ALA Odyssey Audio Honors

We continue our coverage of awards announced at this year’s ALA Midwinter Youth Media Awards with news that the Odyssey Award committee has named two Penguin Random House Audio/Listening Library titles as 2021 Odyssey Honor audiobooks: Continue reading →

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Maria Shriver Partners with Penguin Life on New Imprint, The Open Field

Emmy Award–winning journalist, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Maria Shriver is partnering with publisher Penguin Life to launch a new imprint called The Open Field. 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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Robert Kolker and Dani Shapiro Share Family Secrets via Zoom (1/27)

Two Writers Talking: Robert Kolker, author of HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD (Doubleday), Dani Shapiro, author of INHERITANCE (Vintage), discuss “family secrets” at a virtual event moderated by Jennifer Senior via Zoom on Wednesday, Janaury 27 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Stephanie Schriock In Conversation with Yvette Nicole Brown via Zoom (1/27)

Stephanie Schriock, the president of EMILY’s List, discusses her book, RUN TO WIN: Lessons in Leadership for Women Changing the World (Dutton), and strategies women can use to succeed in politics with actress Yvette Nicole Brown at a virtual event hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia via Zoom on Wednesday, January 27 at 7:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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William Gibson to Discuss His Book AGENCY via Zoom (1/27)

Author William Gibson is celebrating the paperback release of his novel, AGENCY (Berkley), with a virtual event hosted by the University Bookstore at the University of Washington via Zoom on Wednesday, January 27 at 9:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Join Random House Authors for a “Spiritual Thought” Discussion via Zoom (1/27)

Random House Virtual Events presents a “Spiritual Thought” discussion featuring authors Jedidiah Jenkins, Cole Arthur Riley, Kate Bowler, and Sarah Bessey, moderated by Jonathan Merritt, via Zoom on Wednesday, January 27 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER 2021 Newbery Medal Winner; FIGHTING WORDS, THE CAT MAN OF ALEPPO Respective Newbery, Caldecott Honors Books

Wonderful news from the January 25 session of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, an annual convocation, held virtually this year, dear to the nation’s library community. One of its most anticipated highlights is the bestowal of numerous prizes and recognition for previous year’s children’s and young adult fiction and nonfiction deemed to be of resonant literary and cultural importance. Chief among them is the Newbery Medal, awarded yearly to “the most distinguished American children’s book.” This year’s Newbery Medal winner is published by Random House Books for Young Readers: Continue reading →

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15 PRH Finalists in NBCC Autobiography, Biography, Fiction, Nonfiction, John Leonard Categories

Congratulations to our 15 National Book Critics Circle finalists for their 2020 Awards. Founded in 1974, the NBCC now comprises more than 1,000 working critics and book-review editors throughout the country, who annually vote and bestow its awards in six categories, honoring the best books published in the past year in the United States. Continue reading →

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