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Ibram X Kendi is the Special Guest at Busboys and Poets’ Virtual Dinner Party via Zoom (6/19)

Ibram X Kendi, author of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST (One World) and ANTIRACIST BABY (Kokila), will be the Special Guest at Busboys and Poets’ Virtual Dinner Party, hosted by CEO and Founder, Andy Shallal, via Zoom on Friday, June 19 at 6:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Kim Harrison to Discuss Her Latest Urban Fantasy Novel via Facebook Live (6/19)

Kim Harrison, author AMERICAN DEMON (Ace), will be discussing her latest urban fantasy novel during a virtual event hosted by Murder By The Book via Facebook Live on Friday, June 19 at 6:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Raphael Bob-Waksberg to Talk About His Story Collection via Zoom (6/20)

Raphael Bob-Waksberg, author of SOMEONE WHO WILL LOVE YOU IN ALL YOUR DAMAGED GLORY (Vintage), will enage in a virtual conversation with Kevin Hunsanger, owner/operator of San Francisco’s Green Apple Books, via Zoom on Saturday, June 20 at 10:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Celebrate the Solstice with GREEN RIDER Author Kristen Britain via Facebook Live (6/20)

Celebrate the Solstice with Kristen Britain, New York Times bestselling author of GREEN RIDER (DAW), who will be on a panel discussion with cover artist Donato Giancola via Facebook Live on Saturday, June 20 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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James McBride’s DEACON KING KONG is Oprah’s Book Club Summer Selection

DEACON KING KONG, the latest New York Times bestselling novel from critically acclaimed Riverhead author James McBride, was chosen as Oprah’s Book Club summer selection. Oprah made the announcement Tuesday on CBS This Morning, saying, “In a moment when our country roils with righteous anger and grief Deacon King Kong reminds us that when we come together as a community in compassion and empathy love triumphs. 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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Tonight: Discuss Penguin Worlds’ New Virtual Book Club Pick, Hank Green’s AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING

Penguin Worlds is thrilled to announce its next virtual book club pick: AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING (Dutton) by #1 New York Times bestselling author Hank Green. In anticipation of his upcoming follow-up novel A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, on-sale from Dutton on July 7, Hank will be discussing his debut with fellow New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente via Zoom tonight at 8:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: National Oceans Month

Now and then, when I grow nostalgic about my ocean childhood – the wauling of gulls and the smell of salt, somebody solicitous will bundle me into a car and drive me to the nearest briny horizon. – Sylvia Plath

June is National Oceans Month, proclaimed such in 2016 by President Barack Obama:

“This month, let us continue the work of ensuring the well-being of these grand bodies of water and the communities that depend on them. As we celebrate the immense beauty and power of our oceans, we are reminded of our shared responsibility to protect them — now and for generations to come.”

In the midst of all we are contending with at this time, let us remember how integral the health of our oceans is to our own. To help us all be great stewards of the sea, we invite you to dip into the following titles for readers of all ages: Continue reading →

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Robert M. Gates in Conversation with Dallas World Affairs Council CEO Jim Falk via Zoom (6/18)

Robert M. Gates, author of EXERCISE OF POWER, (Knopf), will be in conversation with Jim Falk, CEO of the Dallas World Affairs Council, via Zoom on Thursday, June 18 at 5:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Join Chanel Cleeton for a Discussion of THE LAST TRAIN TO KEY WEST via Crowdcast (6/18)

Chanel Cleeton, author of THE LAST TRAIN TO KEY WEST (Berkley), will talk about her new novel in a virtual discussion, moderated by Renee Rosen, hosted by Books & Books and the Miami Book Fair, via Crowdcast on Thursday, June 18 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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