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PRH’s BOOKS CONNECT US Podcast is “New & Noteworthy”on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Downloads Triple

PRH’s BOOKS CONNECT US podcast has been featured as “New & Noteworthy” on Apple Podcasts/iTunes since June 1. This has helped drive a wave of new listeners and subscribers to the podcast (total downloads for the 21 days since New & Noteworthy are over 3 times the total downloads for the 21 days directly before that), in the process connecting new readers to our authors. 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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PRH Partners with NYPL and Author Kazuo Ishiguro

Penguin Random House is proud to continue our Social Responsibility partnership with the New York Public Library to triple amounts donated to the organization from Tuesday, June 23 to Wednesday, June 24. This program is part of PRH’s ongoing commitment to support a culture of reading and build the widest audiences for our authors. Our partnership with NYPL will ensure that New Yorkers can utilize the vital services provided by their libraries free of charge, including access to books, computers, early literacy workshops, and job training classes. While the New York Public Library’s doors may be shut in the short term, their librarians are working hard to ensure that New Yorkers continue to have free access to e-books and many other online resources. To learn more about how to access the library’s digital resources click here. Continue reading →

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Penguin Presents Emily Henry and Laura Hankin via Instagram Live (6/24)

Penguin Presents Emily Henry, author of BEACH READ (Berkley) and Laura Hankin, author of HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT (Berkley), in a virtual conversation via PenguinUSA’s Instagram on Wednesday, June 24 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Roddy Doyle Talks about His New Novel LOVE with Liz Moore via Crowdcast (6/24)

Roddy Doyle, author of the newly published LOVE (Viking), will be in conversation with author Liz Moore at a Free Library of Philadelphia virtual event via Crowdcast on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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AFROPUNK Rock ‘n’ Read Book Club Presents Brit Bennett with One World’s Nicole Counts via Instagram Live (6/24)

Penguin Random House’s partnership with AFROPUNK includes a 10-week Rock ‘n’ Read Book Club Instagram Live interview series hosted by AFROPUNK, exploring topics around storytelling, identity and the creative process with Penguin Random House authors. Brit Bennett, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel, THE VANISHING HALF (Riverhead), will be in conversation with Nicole Counts, One World Senior Editor and Publishing Manager, via Instagram Live on Wednesday, June 24, at 5:00pm (ET). The Bookstore partner for this event is Mahogany Books. Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton to Read and Discuss GRANDMA’S GARDENS via Crowdcast (6/24)

From mother-daughter team Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton comes GRANDMA’S GARDENS (Philomel), a celebration of family, tradition and discovery, and an ode to mothers, grandmothers and the children they love. An Unlikely Story hosts this virtual event featuring Hillary and Chelsea, who will read from their book and be in conversation with author Jeff Kinney via Crowdcast on Wednesday, June 24 at 4:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Inside the House with Megan Tripp and Jesse of @bowtiesandbooks via Instagram (6/24)

Get an inside look at all things publishing with Inside the House, a new series guided by Random House employees. Join Random House social media associate Megan Tripp (who also runs the Bookstagram account @BooksnBlazers) and Jesse of @BowtiesandBooks via Instagram on Wednesday, June 24 at 12:30pm (ET), as they discuss the power of LGBTQIA+ and Own Voices bookstagram communities, their favorite queer reads, and how to start your own bookstagram. Happy Pride! Continue reading →

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Big Ideas Night: Blair Imani and Jamia Wilson Discuss Black Activism with Glory Edim via Zoom (6/24)

Join Random House for Big Ideas Night: Black Activism, as Blair Imani, author of MAKING OUR WAY HOME: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream (Ten Speed Press) and Jamia Wilson, co-author of ROAD MAP FOR REVOLUTIONARIES: Resistance, Activism and Advocacy for All (Ten Speed Press) will be in conversation with moderator Glory Edim, author of WELL-READ BLACK GIRL: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves (Ballantine), via Zoom on Wednesday, June 24 at 8:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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PRH, Brightly and Zulily Partner to Support Save the Children’s Summer Reading Campaign

Penguin Random House and Brightly have once again joined with our longstanding partner Save the Children to support its second annual reading campaign – Read a Story, Change Their Story. The 100 Days of Reading campaign aims to combat the summer slide – which will be further exacerbated due to the unprecedented school closures due to COVID-19 – and the content Brightly has provided, including reading lists and educational activities, will greatly support kids and families in need. Continue reading →

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