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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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Colin Dickey In Conversation with Caitlin Doughty about THE UNIDENTIFIED via Zoom (7/21)

Colin Dickey, author of THE UNIDENTIFIED: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained (Viking), will be in conversation with Caitlin Doughty at a virtual event hosted by Community Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY) via Zoom on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: The Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

As we congratulate Colson Whitehead this week on winning the 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, the youngest writer to have done so, we’re also highlighting previous winners published by Penguin Random House. Established in 2008, the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction “is meant to honor an American literary writer whose body of work is distinguished not only for its mastery of the art but also for its originality of thought and imagination. The award seeks to commend strong, unique, enduring voices that, throughout long, consistently accomplished careers, have told us something about the American experience.” (loc.gov). We invite you to discover, or rediscover, the following seminal novels by American masters: 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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Wes Moore to Discuss FIVE DAYS with Dr. Kira Banks via Facebook (7/17)

The St. Louis County Library presents Wes Moore, author of the upcoming book, FIVE DAYS: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City (One World), in conversation with Dr. Kira Banks at a virtual event in association with Left Bank Books via Facebook on Friday, July 17 at 8:00 (ET). Continue reading →

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Megha Majumdar to Talk About Her Debut Novel via Facebook (7/17)

Megha Majumdar, author of A BURNING (Knopf), will be featured in a Tasveer Author Meets virtual event via Facebook (register here) on Friday, July 17 at 8:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Virtual Reading and Talk with ALL MY MOTHER’S LOVERS Author Ilana Masad via Crowdcast (7/17)

Ilana Masad, author of ALL MY MOTHER’S LOVERS (Dutton), will participate in a virtual reading and conversation with Michael Zapata at a virtual event hosted by Women & Children First via Crowdcast on Friday, July 17 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Leila Slimani to Discuss SEX AND LIES via Zoom (7/18)

Leila Slimani, author of SEX AND LIES: True Stories of Women’s Intimate Lives in the Arab World (Penguin Books), will be in conversation with Lisa Taddeo at a virtual event hosted by Green Apple Books (San Francisco, CA) via Zoom on Saturday, July 18, at 3:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Virtual Storytime: Lisa Katzenberger to Read NATIONAL REGULAR AVERAGE ORDINARY DAY via Crowdcast (7/18)

The Book Stall virtual storytime presents Lisa Katzenberger, author of NATIONAL REGULAR AVERAGE ORDINARY DAY (Penguin Workshop), reading from her book via Crowdcast on Saturday, July 18 at 11:30 am (ET). Continue reading →

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Kim Johnson to Virtually Present THIS IS MY AMERICA via Zoom (7/18)

Kim Johnson, author of THIS IS MY AMERICA (Random House Books for Young Readers), will participate in a talk, Q&A and signing at a virtual event hosted by Buffalo Street Books (Ithaca, NY) via Zoom on Saturday, July 18 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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