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Hillary Clinton Joins Dutton Author Stephanie Schriock to Virtually Launch RUN TO WIN

This week Hillary Rodham Clinton joined Dutton author and EMILY’s List president Stephanie Schriock for a Politics & Prose virtual event to launch Schriock’s new book, RUN TO WIN: Lessons in Leadership for Women Changing the World. In a discussion moderated by Politics & Prose owner Lissa Muscatine, the two shared their own experiences of moving into leadership roles and why we need more women in elected office and in leadership roles more broadly. Continue reading →

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Actor/Comedian Kevin Hart to Publish Middle-Grade Series with RHCB

Comedian, actor, producer, and entrepreneur Kevin Hart will release his debut children’s book, MARCUS MAKES A MOVIE, to be published by Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, it was announced by Phoebe Yeh, VP & Publisher. The humorous novel for middle-grade readers, co-written with New York Times bestselling author Geoff Rodkey and featuring art from David Cooper, pulls from Kevin’s experiences as a go-getter and father of four to celebrate do-it-yourself creativity and rising against the odds to bring your dreams to life. The first in a series, MARCUS MAKES A MOVIE will release with a first print run of 150,000 on June 1, 2021. Continue reading →

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Anchor Launches a Line of Hardcover Books

Anchor Books will begin publishing hardcovers, announced Suzanne Herz, Publisher of Vintage Books and Anchor Books and EVP of Doubleday. The new venture will complement the existing award-winning Vintage/Anchor paperback program and will launch with six to eight titles in spring 2022. The hardcover list will focus primarily on psychological suspense, mystery, and commercial fiction, as well as popular nonfiction. Edward Kastenmeier, previously VP and Executive Editor, Vintage/Anchor, will lead the program in his new role as Editorial Director. 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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Deanna Kizis and Sam Boughton to Share PLEASE DON’T READ THIS BOOK via Crowdcast (1/16)

Vroman’s Bookstore presents a virtual storytime, conversation and Q&A with PLEASE DON’T READ THIS BOOK (Philomel) author Deanna Kizis and illustrator Sam Boughton via Crowdcast on Saturday, January 16 at 2:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Bess Kalb In Conversation with Rabbi Susan Shankman via Zoom (1/15)

Bess Kalb, author of NOBODY WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT ME: A True (As Told to Me) Story (Knopf), will be in conversation with Rabbi Susan Shankman, followed by audience Q&A, at a virtual event hosted by the Women of Washington Hebrew Congregation, via Zoom on Friday, January 15 at 12:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Olga Grushin to Discuss THE CHARMED WIFE with Karen Joy Fowler via Crowdcast (1/15)

Olga Grushin will discuss her new novel, THE CHARMED WIFE (Putnam), in conversation with Karen Joy Fowler at a virtual event hosted by The Book Mark via Crowdcast on Friday, January 15 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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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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