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Kendi and Lukashevsky to Launch ANTIRACIST BABY via Crowdcast (6/16)

Politics & Prose hosts Ibram X Kendi and illustrator Ashley Lukashevsky for the launch of their new book, ANTIRACIST BABY (Kokila) at a virtual event via Crowdcast on Tuesday, June 16 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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New Zadie Smith Essay Collection to be Published by Penguin on July 28

Penguin Press has some exciting news to share from Zadie Smith. Penguin will release a new essay collection from Zadie this summer. INTIMATIONS, which will be published on July 28, is 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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Friday Reads: Cave Canem Poets

It’s a fine Friday for poetry and this week we are highlighting Cave Canem. Founded in 1996 by poets Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, Cave Canem “is a home for the many voices of African American poetry and is committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of Black poets.” Its three book prizes have launched the careers of many esteemed poets, including former U.S. Poet Laureates Natasha Trethewey and Tracy K. Smith. Other preeminent poets such as Rita Dove, Elizabeth Alexander, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker, Joshua Bennett and Claudia Rankine are among the organization’s faculty, fellows and judges. Here are some awe-inspiring works by Cave Canem poets: 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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LadyGang Celebrating Their New Book with a Lady Bash via Zoom (6/12)

Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin and Jac Vanek, the hosts of the popular podcast and E! show LadyGang, and authors of ACT LIKE A LADY (Rodale), are celebrating the launch of their new book with a virtual “lady bash” via Zoom on Friday, June 12 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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The RHCB Art School Presents Illustrator Matthew Holm via Instagram (6/12)

The Random House Children’s Books Art School is featuring RHCB Illustrator Matthew Holm, who illustrated the upcoming Babymouse: Tales from the Locker series title, CURTAIN CALL (Random House Books for Young Readers), among many other books. Mr. Holm will lead this virtual art workshop via Instagram on Friday, June 12 at 1:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Julie E. Czerneda to Read from Her New Web Shifter Novel via AmazingCon.org (6/12)

Julie E. Czerneda, author of MIRAGE (DAW), is participating in AmazingCon, described as “a Different Con for a Different World,” with a virtual reading and Q&A session via AmazingCon.org on Friday, June 12 at 2:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Enjoy a RH Happy Hour with John deBary via Instagram (6/12)

Join John deBary, author of DRINK WHAT YOU WANT (Clarkson Potter), as he demonstrates how to remix classic cocktails during a RH Happy Hour presented by Random House Virtual Events via Instagram on Friday, June 12 at 5:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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There’s A Book for That: National African-American Music Appreciation Month

June is African American Music Appreciation Month. Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. Visit Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History & Culture’s “Celebrate Black Music” page here to find out more. And check out these rousing and revelatory books by and about musical icons and pioneers: Continue reading →

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