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Ace Atkins in a Virtual Conversation with J. Todd Scott via Facebook Live (7/15)

Ace Atkins, author of THE REVELATORS, newly published by Putnam, and J. Todd Scott, author of LOST RIVER, published by Putnam earlier this year, will be in conversation at a virtual event hosted by the Poisoned Pen Bookstore via Facebook Live on Wednesday, July 15 at 9:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Brightly’s Summer Reading Portal is Live!

Brightly, our website dedicated to helping parents, caregivers, and educators find books and reading tips for every age and stage of a child’s life, has launched a summer reading portal, featuring book lists and a summer reading challenge. Though this summer looks very different from most, kids can continue reading and having fun with our Summer Reading Bingo game — which encourages kids and teens to expand their reading horizons with prompts like “read a book about activism” and “read a book set in the past.” Continue reading →

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Ibram X. Kendi’s HOW T0 BE AN ANTIRACIST To Be Published In Spanish By Vintage Español

Vintage Español will publish the Spanish-language edition of Ibram X. Kendi’s number-one New York Times bestseller How to Be an Antiracist. The publication, scheduled for October 27, will mark the first time this landmark book will be available in Spanish in the U.S. and Canada. CÓMO SER ANTIRRACISTA will be published simultaneously in trade paperback and ebook by Vintage Español, and as an audiobook in Spanish by Penguin Random House Audio. All three editions will be adapted to Latin American Spanish. Continue reading →

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The READ TOGETHER, BE TOGETHER E-Hotline Is Now Open

As part of the READ TOGETHER, BE TOGETHER mission to celebrate the importance, and power, of the shared reading experience between an adult and a child (read our most recent Igloo post about the initiative here ), we’ve launched an e-hotline to help build children’s home libraries with the right books at the right time. Running this week, through Friday, July 17, the e-hotline will provide book recommendations from Penguin Random House picture book specialists. 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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PYR to Launch New Imprint, Flamingo Books, Helmed by Margaret Anastas in Spring 2021

Viking Children’s Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, will launch a new imprint, Flamingo Books, in spring 2021. Helmed by Vice President and Publisher Margaret Anastas, the editor behind modern classics such as Fancy Nancy and Pete the Cat, Flamingo will focus on publishing commercial picture books and picture book franchises. Continue reading →

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Virtual Lit Camp for Kids to Feature Torrey Maldonado via Zoom (7/14)

Torrey Maldonado will discuss and answer questions about his latest book, WHAT LANE? (Nancy Paulsen Books), at powerHouse Arena’s first Virtual Lit Camp event, a summer reading camp for kids ages 8-12, via Zoom on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:00 am (ET). Continue reading →

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Random House Writer’s Routine Presents Diksha Basu via Instagram (7/14)

Diksha Basu, author of DESTINATION WEDDING (Ballantine Books), shares her experiences of writing stories about family, longing and searching for a sense of home in a Random House Writer’s Routine virtual event via Instagram on Tuesday, July 14 at 12:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Saumya Dave In Conversation with Patricia Park via Zoom (7/14)

Saumya Dave, author of the debut novel, WELL-BEHAVED INDIAN WOMEN (Berkley), will be in conversation with Penguin author Patricia Park (Re Jane), in a Books Are Magic virtual event via Zoom on Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Maureen McQuerry to Launch BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE PHILOSOPHERS with a Storytime Event via Zoom (7/14)

The virtual launch of the new board book series, BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE PHILOSOPHERS (Putnam Books for Young Readers), will feature author Maureen McQuerry in a storytime event hosted by Liberty Bay Books (Bremerton, WA) via Zoom on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:00 am (ET). Continue reading →

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