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Chuck Klosterman to Discuss His Story Collection Virtually via Zoom (7/22)

Chuck Klosterman, author of RAISED IN CAPTIVITY (now available in paperback from Penguin Books), will discuss his story collection at a virtual event hosted by Book Soup (West Hollywood, CA) via Crowdcast on Wednesday, July 22, at 9:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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PYR Announces Expansion of SHE PERSISTED, Chelsea Clinton’s #1 NYT Bestselling Picture Books About Female Changemakers

Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, has announced the expansion of Chelsea Clinton’s #1 New York Times bestselling SHE PERSISTED series, which has more than 1.3 million copies in print in North America, with a new on-sale date for SHE PERSISTED IN SPORTS: American Olympians Who Changes the Game, releasing September 22, 2020, and a new children’s chapter book series for readers ages 6- 9, launching January 2021. Continue reading →

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PRH And We Need Diverse Books Host Event With Bestselling Author Nic Stone For CWA Winners and DREAMing Out Loud Students

Penguin Random House, in partnership with We Need Diverse Books (WNDB), hosted a week-long virtual professional development July 13-July 17, for the five winners of the 2020 Creative Writing Awards: Ivana Cortez, Orlane Devesin, Jeffrey Liao, Erika Whisnant and Maya Williams. The week was designed by our Corporate Communications Team to give the winners the opportunity to meet publishing colleagues from our company, as well as to invite students to join a fireside chat with a Penguin Random House author. In lieu of our traditional awards celebration, a pre-recoded highlight video of the students reading their entries was provided by our in-house video team and shared with all the winners. Please click here to watch the video. WNDB has also created a separate highlight reel video that is now featured on their blog. 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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Exploring James Baldwin’s America, Eddie Glaude Jr. Finds Despair, Rage, and Faith

Our new Igloo Book Buzz selection is Eddie Glaude Jr.’s BEGIN AGAIN: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, published by Crown. Mixing biography with history, memoir, and trenchant analysis of our current moment, this book is Glaude’s endeavor, following Baldwin, to bear witness to the difficult truth of race in America today. It is at once a searing exploration that lays bare the tangled web of race, trauma, and memory, and a powerful interrogation of what we all must ask of ourselves in order to call forth a new America. Continue reading →

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Julian E. Zelizer Discusses BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE in a Virtual Book Talk via Harvard.com(7/21)

Julian E. Zelizer, author of BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE (Penguin Press), will present a virtual book talk hosted by the Harvard Bookstore (Cambridge, MA) via Harvard.com on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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A Discussion of Anne Applebaum’s New Book TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY via Zoom (7/21)

Anne Applebaum, author of TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY (Doubleday), will be in conversation with Jacob Weisberg at a United Nations Association of New York virtual book talk hosted by McNally Jackson via Zoom on Tuesday, July 21 at 1:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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J. Courtney Sullivan to Talk About FRIENDS AND STRANGERS with Lily King via Zoom (7/21)

J. Courtney Sullivan, author of FRIENDS AND STRANGERS (Knopf), will be in conversation with Lily King at a virtual event hosted by Print: A Bookstore (Portland, ME) via Zoom on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Jim Butcher Presents His New Novel PEACE TALKS via Facebook Live (7/21)

Jim Butcher will discuss his new Harry Dresden Files novel, PEACE TALKS (Ace), with an attendee Q&A moderated by Poisoned Pen via Facebook Live on Tuesday, July 21 at 9:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Carrie Finison Launches DOZENS OF DOUGHNUTS with a Virtual Storytime via Zoom (7/21)

Carrie Finison will launch her new picture book, DOZENS OF DOUGHNUTS (Putnam Books for Young Readers), with a virtual storytime event hosted by Belmont Books via Zoom on Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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