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Tonight’s #KidLit Rally for Black Lives Features PRH Authors

Photo by Mari Hernandez

Penguin Random House authors Jacqueline Woodson, Kwame Alexander, Christopher Myers, Derrick Barnes, Samantha Berger, Linda Sue Park, and Renée Watson are among the 25 authors, artists, and publishers featured at tonight’s #Kidlit Rally for Black Lives.

Hosted by The Brown Bookshelf (@TheBrownBookshelf), this virtual gathering will take place live, beginning at 7:00pm (ET), on the blog’s Facebook page. Continue reading →

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Join Activists from the Pocket Change Collective in a Roundtable Discussion to Promote Social Justice

Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today’s leading activists and artists. Tonight, at 7PM (ET), authors Kimberly Drew, Adam Eli, Alok Vaid-Menon, and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez will participate in the Pocket Change Collective Roundtable in recognition of the ongoing protests and the Black Lives Matter movement to discuss the current moment, the ways in which their communities are involved and affected, and their continued advocacy to dismantle systemic oppression and promote social justice. Continue reading →

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Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz Discuss JO & LAURIE with Rainbow Rowell via Zoom (6/5)

Book People presents Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz, co-authors of JO & LAURIE (Putnam Books for Young Readers), in virtual conversation with Rainbow Rowell via Zoom on Friday, June 5 at 5:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Politics & Prose Live to Feature Megha Majumdar and C Pam Zhang via Crowdcast (6/5)

Megha Majumdar, author of A BURNING (Knopf), and C Pam Zhang, author of HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD (Riverhead), will be featured in a Politics & Prose Live virtual joint event via Crowdcast on Friday, June 5 at 8:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Agent of Change Honoree Kiley Reid Keynote Speaker at “Girls Write Now Live” via girlswritenow.org (6/5)

Girls Write Now Agent of Change Honoree Kiley Reid, author of SUCH A FUN AGE (Putnam), will give the keynote talk, followed by live readings from 25 teens, at the Girls Write Now Live “History in the Making” virtual event via girlswritenow.org on Friday, June 5, 6:00 – 8:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Brit Bennett In Conversation with Jazmine Hughes via Crowdcast (6/6)

Brit Bennett, author of THE VANISHING HALF (Riverhead), will be in conversation with Jazmine Hughes, a story editor for The New York Times Magazine, at a Politics & Prose virtual event, in partnership with Girls Night In, via Crowdcast on Saturday, June 6 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Pride Month Fiction

June 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of annual LGBTQ+ Pride traditions. The first Pride march in New York City was held on June 28, 1970 on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan – a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. First, President Bill Clinton declared June “Gay & Lesbian Pride Month” on June 2, 2000. In 2009, President Barack Obama declared June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. Continue reading →

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Elliot Ackerman to Discuss His Latest Novel via Facebook Live (6/4)

Elliot Ackerman, whose latest novel is RED DRESS IN BLACK AND WHITE (Knopf), will be featured in a Winthrop Public Library virtual event via Facebook Live on Thursday, June 4 at 8:30pm (ET). Continue reading →

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C Pam Zhang to be Interviewed about Her Debut Novel via Zoom (6/4)

C Pam Zhang, author of HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD (Riverhead), will be interviewed by American Writer’s Museum program director Alison Sansone at a virtual event via Zoom on Thursday, June 4 at 7:30pm (ET). Continue reading →

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David Pepper to Talk About his New Political Thriller via Crowdcast (6/4)

David Pepper, author of THE VOTER FILE (Putnam), will be in conversation with Sherry Coolidge at a virtual event hosted by the Mercantile Library with Joseph Beth Booksellers via Crowdcast on Thursday, June 4, at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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