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New Andy Weir Novel, PROJECT HAIL MARY, to Be Published in May 2021

Random House is excited to announce the upcoming publication of PROJECT HAIL MARY, a new science-based thriller from Andy Weir, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian and Artemis. Ballantine Executive Editor Julian Pavia acquired world rights for this new novel from David Fugate at LaunchBooks Literary Agency. PROJECT HAIL MARY will have a global English-language publication date of May 4, 2021, in partnership with Random House UK’s Del Rey imprint. 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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Amy Bloom, Lisa Lucas, Connie Schultz, Preet Bharara and Benjamin Dreyer Featured on “STET! Game Night” via Zoom (8/12)

Amy Bloom (author of White Houses), Lisa Lucas (publisher at Pantheon and Schocken Books), Connie Schultz (author of The Daughters of Erietown), and Preet Bharara (former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and author of Doing Justice) will be the featured players on “STET! Game Night,” hosted and refereed by Random House’s copy chief himself, Benjamin Dreyer, author of DREYER’S ENGLISH, which spawned the card game STET! Dreyer’s English, via Zoom on Wednesday, August 12 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Join Nancy Thorndike Greenspan for an Interactive Conversation About ATOMIC SPY via Zoom (8/12)

Be a part of an interactive conversation with author Nancy Thorndike Greenspan, discussing her latest book, ATOMIC SPY: The Dark Lives of Klaus Fuchs (Viking), during a live virtual event hosted by Delaware Libraries via Zoom on Wednesday, August 12, at 5:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Pastry Chef Lisa Donovan to Discuss Her New Memoir via SouthernFood.org (8/12)

Renowned southern pastry chef Lisa Donovan will talk about her new memoir, OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HUNGER (Penguin Press), about cooking, survival, and the incredible power in reclaiming the stories of women in conversation with Lois Eric Elie at a virtual event hosted by the Southern Food and Beverage Museum via SouthernFood.org on Wednesday, August 11 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Benjamin Dreyer to Share His Creative Process and Grammar Tips via Instagram (8/12)

Random House Virtual Events presents “Inside the House” with Benjamin Dreyer, Random House Copy Chief and author of DREYER’S ENGLISH: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style. Dreyer will share his creative process and gives us grammar tips we actually want to listen to via Random House’s Instagram page on Wednesday, August 12 at 12:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Random House Big Ideas Night Presents The Political Landscape Author Panel via Zoom (8/11)

Random House’s Big Ideas Night: The Political Landscape will feature Sarah Posner (UNHOLY: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump( Eddie Glaude Jr. (BEGIN AGAIN: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own), Gerald F. Seib (WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING: From Reagan to Trump—A Front-Row Seat to a Political Revolution) , and John Dickerson (THE HARDEST JOB IN THE WORLD: The American Presidency) via Zoom on Tuesday, August 11 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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A Virtual Evening with Emily Henry in Conversation with Meg Cabot via Crowdcast (8/11)

Emily Henry, author of BEACH READ (Berkley), will be in conversation with fellow author Meg Cabot for a virtual evening presented by Books & Books via Crowdcast on Tuesday, August 11 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Our Colleague Thea James Wins Hugo Award for Best Fanzine

When the 2020 Hugo Awards were announced on Saturday, August 1, it was revealed that our Penguin Random House colleague Thea James, Director, Digital Operations, won the Hugo for Best Fanzine for The Book Smugglers, which she edits with Ana Grilo. Our warm congratulations to Thea and Ana! Continue reading →

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