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Today: Jacqueline Woodson Joins Carla Hayden and Jason Reynolds for “Race in America” Virtual Event

To commemorate Juneteenth, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden will host a virtual chat with Jacqueline Woodson, Penguin Random House author and former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and Jason Reynolds, current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, about ways to hear and support kids during a period of nationwide protest against injustice. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Juneteenth

Today we commemorate Juneteenth, which celebrates the date, June 19th, 1865, when slavery ended in the United States. The following fiction and nonfiction for kids and adults honors that history and addresses the ongoing work towards freedom and equality still necessary more than 150 years later: 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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Ibram X. Kendi’s ANTIRACIST BABY Board Book to be Released as a Picture Book by PYR on July 14

Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, will publish a picture book edition of ANTIRACIST BABY, written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi with illustrations by Ashley Lukashevsky. The board book original of the same name went on sale Tuesday, June 16, to unprecedented demand that placed it on consumer bestseller lists in the weeks before publication. The picture book edition of ANTIRACIST BABY will have a first print run of 200,000 copies, and hits bookstores nationwide on July 14, 2020. Continue reading →

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How PRH Is Celebrating Pride with Our Readers

Although Pride might look a little different this year, that has not stopped everyone at PRH from putting together a tremendous lineup of virtual events, content, and resources for readers, with an emphasis on supporting Black communities. The first Pride was an uprising against police brutality led by Black trans women and queer people of color, and it is with that in mind that we are moving forward with our Pride activations. Continue reading →

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PRH and WNDB Announce the 2020 Creative Writing Award Winners

Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books (WNDB), a national grassroots organization that advocates for diversity in children’s literature, are thrilled to announce the 2020 Creative Writing Awards winners. More than 900 students entered the competition, which was open to graduating seniors from public high schools nationwide. Each first-place recipient of the Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards will receive a $10,000 college scholarship. Continue reading →

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Ibram X Kendi is the Special Guest at Busboys and Poets’ Virtual Dinner Party via Zoom (6/19)

Ibram X Kendi, author of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST (One World) and ANTIRACIST BABY (Kokila), will be the Special Guest at Busboys and Poets’ Virtual Dinner Party, hosted by CEO and Founder, Andy Shallal, via Zoom on Friday, June 19 at 6:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Kim Harrison to Discuss Her Latest Urban Fantasy Novel via Facebook Live (6/19)

Kim Harrison, author AMERICAN DEMON (Ace), will be discussing her latest urban fantasy novel during a virtual event hosted by Murder By The Book via Facebook Live on Friday, June 19 at 6:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Raphael Bob-Waksberg to Talk About His Story Collection via Zoom (6/20)

Raphael Bob-Waksberg, author of SOMEONE WHO WILL LOVE YOU IN ALL YOUR DAMAGED GLORY (Vintage), will enage in a virtual conversation with Kevin Hunsanger, owner/operator of San Francisco’s Green Apple Books, via Zoom on Saturday, June 20 at 10:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Celebrate the Solstice with GREEN RIDER Author Kristen Britain via Facebook Live (6/20)

Celebrate the Solstice with Kristen Britain, New York Times bestselling author of GREEN RIDER (DAW), who will be on a panel discussion with cover artist Donato Giancola via Facebook Live on Saturday, June 20 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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