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Penguin Bookshop Writers Series Presents a Virtual Conversation with Megha Majumdar via Zoom (9/16)

Megha Majumdar, author of A BURNING (Knopf), a topical New York Times bestseller, will be featured at a special Penguin Bookshop Writers Series virtual event via Zoom on Wednesday, September 16, at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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RHCB Expands Berenstain Bears Publishing Program with New Faith-Based Series

Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will expand their Berenstain Bears publishing program with a new series of faith-based picture books featuring the beloved characters, it was announced by Sonali Fry, VP, Publishing Director of Classic Brands and Preschool at Random House Books for Young Readers. Written by Michael Berenstain, the son of creators Stan and Jan Berenstain, the first title in the ten-book Gifts of the Spirit series will be published on February 2, 2021. 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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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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