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Denise Williams Presents HOW TO FAIL AT FLIRTING via Zoom (12/3)

Denise Williams, author HOW TO FAIL AT FLIRTING (Berkley), will discuss her new novel at a virtual event hosted by the Howard County Library via Zoom on Thursday, December 3 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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KJ Dell’Antonia to Share THE CHICKEN SISTERS via Facebook Live (12/3)

Blue Willow Bookshop presents KJ Dell’Antonia, who will discuss her new novel, THE CHICKEN SISTERS (Putnam) via Facebook Live on Thursday, December 3 at 6:00 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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Toni Morrison’s THE BLUEST EYE is New “Read With Jenna” Book Club Pick

Toni Morrison’s THE BLUEST EYE (Vintage) is the Read With Jenna book club selection for December, it was announced by TODAY Show host Jenna Bush Hager. This timeless classic, which celebrates its 50th Anniversary this fall, already spent 4 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list earlier this year. Morrison’s virtuosic first novel asks powerful questions about race, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that have always characterized her writing. Continue reading →

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Marty Wingate to Delve Into MURDER IS A MUST with Hannah Denison via Zoom (12/2)

Marty Wingate, author of MURDER IS A MUST (Berkley), will be in conversation with Hannah Denison at a virtual event hosted by Third Place Books via Zoom on Wednesday, December 2 at 1:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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“Lunch with the Authors”: Bess Kalb in Conversation with Elayne Klasson via YouTube (12/2)

The Detroit JCC Book Fairs presents “Lunch with the Authors”: Bess Kalb, author of NOBODY WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT ME: A True (As Told to Me) Story (Knopf), in virtual conversation with Elayne Klasson, followed by an audience Q&A, via YouTube on Wednesday, December 2 at 1:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Megha Majumdar to Discuss Her Debut Novel A BURNING via Zoom (12/2)

Megha Majumdar, author of A BURNING (Knopf), will be in conversation with
Clancey D’Isa, followed by an audience Q&A, at a virtual event hosted by Seminary Co-op
Bookstores via Zoom on Wednesday, December 2 at at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Maria Goodavage to Talk about DOCTOR DOGS and How Our Best Friends Can Improve Our Health via Zoom (12/2)

Maria Goodavage, author of DOCTOR DOGS: How Our Best Friends Are Becoming Our Best Medicine (Dutton), will talk with Cat Warren about her book and how dogs can help us simply by being near us, via Zoom on Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Knopf to Publish Memoir by Kima Jones in 2023

Knopf will publish a memoir by Kima Jones, writer, poet, and the founder of Jack Jones Literary Arts, a public relations firm devoted exclusively to elevating the voices of Black and Brown women. Jones will write about growing up in Harlem in New York City’s foster care system. She recasts the ‘90s “urban” story of drug addiction, trauma, and the criminal justice system into a volume that speaks instead to love, strength, inherited wisdom, and resilience. Continue reading →

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A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama Sells More Than 1.7 Million Units in U.S. and Canada in its First Week of Publication

Barack Obama’s A PROMISED LAND has sold 1,710,443 units in all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada during its first week of publication. Published on Tuesday, November 17, by Crown, A PROMISED LAND sold more than 887,000 units in all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada on the first day of its publication, the largest first-day sales total for any book ever published by Penguin Random House. A PROMISED LAND’s week-one sales also hold the distinction of being the largest week-one sales total for any book ever published by Penguin Random House. Continue reading →

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