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Ken Follett to Launch the New Prequel to His Kingsbridge Series via Zoom (9/15)

Ken Follett is launching his new novel, THE EVENING AND THE MORNING (Viking), with a virtual discussion at a Politics & Prose Live event via Zoom on Tuesday, September 15 at 4:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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An Interactive Conversation with Eddie Glaude Jr. about BEGIN AGAIN via Zoom (9/15)

Eddie Glaude Jr. will engage in a live interactive conversation about BEGIN AGAIN: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own (Crown) at a Browseabout Books virtual event via Zoom on Tuesday, September 15 at 5:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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M. O. Walsh to Talk About THE BIG DOOR PRIZE via Zoom (9/15)

M.O. Walsh, author of THE BIG DOOR PRIZE (Putnam), will be in conversation about his new book with Odie Lindsay at a virtual event hosted by Watermark Books & Café via Zoom on Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Join the September Random House Summer Reads Event via Zoom (9/15)

The Random House Summer Reads series continues with a new installment featuring four authors discussing their new books to add to your summer stack via Zoom on Tuesday, September 15 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: 9/11

Today marks the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. September 11th, 2001 saw the deadliest terrorist attacks ever on American soil. From survivors’ stories to a Pulitzer-Prize winning historical account, the following books memorialize that tragic day and analyze its long-term effects. Continue reading →

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HAMNET by Maggie O’Farrell Wins the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Maggie O’Farrell has won this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction for her latest novel, HAMNET, published by Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S. , it was announced during a live digital ceremony on Wednesday, September 9. This annual award, now in its 25th year, celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women throughout the world. Continue reading →

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Clarkson Potter’s Francis Lam on Why David Chang’s Book is for You

David Chang’s EAT A PEACH, published by Clarkson Potter, is an intimate account of the making of a chef, the story of the modern restaurant world that he helped shape, and how he discovered that success can be much harder to understand than failure.

In this Three Questions for an Editor Igloo interview, Francis Lam, Senior Editor, Clarkson Potter, delves into the special nature of Chang’s life, his career, and storytelling style, how editor and author worked together on this book, and why, as a reader, you will be drawn to EAT A PEACH. 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’s Antiracist Teach-In Featured Authors, Supported Black-owned Bookstores

More than 8,000 people across all 50 states tuned in for last month’s Random House Special Event Series, WHAT NOW: An Antiracist Teach-In with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, hosted by One World in partnership with the National Basketball Association and the Women’s National Basketball Association. For seven nights in a row, a special guest from the NBA or WNBA kicked off the event, followed by a conversation between Dr. Kendi and a leading author whose work is helping to shape how we understand our current moment. Continue reading →

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Kiley Reid to Kick Off Salem Literary Festival via SalemLitFest.org (9/11)

Kiley Reid, author of SUCH A FUN AGE (Putnam), will be the keynote speaker on the virtual red carpet kick off for the Salem Literary Festival in conversation with Jenna Blum, co-founder of A Mighty Blaze, via SalemLitFest.org on Friday, September 11 at 7:00 pm (ET). To register, click here.

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