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PRH Education & NCTE Support Educators of Color with $25,000 Donation to EC-EOC Award Program

In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and in recognition of the urgent need to recruit and empower educators of color, Penguin Random House Education (PRHE) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) have reimagined their annual Teacher Awards program for 2020, which they began co-sponsoring and administering last year. Continue reading →

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Zadie Smith’s Powerful New Personal Essays “Capture the Uneasiness of Our Modern Moment”

Our new Igloo Book Buzz selection is Zadie Smith’s INTIMATIONS, a short, powerful volume of six new essays, all written this year — a series of deeply personal responses to the ever-changing experience of coronavirus, lockdown, and the recent civil unrest in the face of systematic injustice. Continue reading →

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The Escapism Book Club with Sonya Lalli via Zoom (7/29)

Author Sonya Lalli and her book, GROWN-UP POSE (Berkley), will be featured in the Escapism Book Club, a virtual event hosted by the Arlington, VA Public Library via Zoom on Wednesday, July 29 at 12:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Aimee Bender to Discuss Her New Novel with Jessica Chandler via Crowdcast (7/29)

Aimee Bender, author of THE BUTTERFLY LAMPSHADE (Doubleday), will discuss her new novel with Jessica Chandler at a virtual event hosted by Charis Books via Crowdcast on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:30 (ET). Continue reading →

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Samantha Downing to Talk About HE STARTED IT via Facebook Live (7/29)

Samantha Downing, author of HE STARTED IT (Berkley), will discuss her new novel with Adele Parks and Stephanie Wrobel at a virtual event hosted by Poisoned Pen bookstore via Facebook Live on Wednesday, July 29 at 3:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Friends & Fiction Event Features Fiona Davis with Fellow Bestselling Novelists via Facebook Live (7/29)

Join Fiona Davis, whose new novel is THE LIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE (Dutton), will be featured on a virtual panel, Friends & Fiction, in conversation with fellow bestselling authors Mary Kay Andrews, Mary Alice Monroe, Patti Callahan Henry, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Kristin Harmel via Facebook Live on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 (ET). Continue reading →

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“Meet the Bookstagrammer” to Feature Diana of @owlslittlelibrary via Instagram (7/29)

For this Random House Virtual event, “Meet the Bookstagrammer,” Random House social media associate Megan Tripp (who also runs the Bookstagram account @BooksnBlazers) introduces us to the faces behind some of our favorite bookstagram accounts on Instagram. Meet Diana of @owlslittlelibrary. She will talk about her favorite reads, how to stage stunning photos, reading marginalized voices, and the pleasures of audiobooks via @RandomHouse on Instagram on Wednesday, July 29 at 12:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Lee Conell In Conversation with Margot Livesey At Home with Literati via Zoom (7/29)

Lee Conell, author of THE PARTY UPSTAIRS (Penguin Press), will be in conversation with Margot Livesey At Home with Literati virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 (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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FALASTIN: Palestinian Culture to Absorb, Flavorful Recipes to Try

Home cooking has become the accepted norm for most of us since the middle of March. Looking for a way to spice up your menu? There are 120 easy-to-prepare recipes in FALASTIN, published by Ten Speed Press, presenting a soulful tour of Palestinian cooking today from the Ottolenghi restaurants’ executive chef Sami Tamimi and partner Tara Wigley. Named after the Palestinian newspaper that brought together a diverse people, FALASTIN is a vision of a cuisine, a culture, and a way of life as experienced by one influential chef. Continue reading →

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