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Live Talks Los Angeles Presents Colson Whitehead with Mary Karr via Facebook Live and You Tube (7/7)

Colson Whitehead will be in conversation with Mary Karr discussing the writing life and Whitehead’s most recent New York Times bestselling book, THE NICKEL BOYS (now available as an Anchor paperback) at a Live Talks Los Angeles virtual event via Facebook Live and You Tube on Tuesday, July 7 at 9:00 pm (ET). To register, click here. 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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Chris Bohjalian In Conversation with Jennifer Epstein about Research and Writing via WebEx (7/2)

Chris Bohjalian, most recently the author of THE RED LOTUS (Doubleday), will be in conversation with Jennifer Epstein about research and writing, at a virtual event hosted by the Queens Library via WebEx on Thursday, July 2 at 4:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Coates, Luiselli, Tolentino and Whitehead Part of All-Star Revue via Zoom (7/2)

Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nathan Englander, Lev Grossman, Jonathan Lethem, Valeria Luiselli, Jia Tolentino, and Colson Whitehead will be among the authors featured in the All-Star Revue for the Greenlight Bookstore Virtual Reopening Party via Zoom on Thursday, July 2 at 7:30 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Fourth of July!

Are you looking forward to the long holiday weekend? The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941. On July 4^th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed marking America’s independence from British rule. While we may miss public celebrations and firework displays this year, settling in with a good book about our nation’s history is a fine way to honor the occasion: Continue reading →

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HBO to Turn Brit Bennett’s #1 NYT Bestseller THE VANISHING HALF Into a Limited Series

HBO was the winner of a fierce bidding battle for rights to Brit Bennett ‘s #1 New York Times bestselling novel, THE VANISHING HALF (Riverhead), DEADLINE reported. Bennett is slated to be executive producer of what HBO is calling a limited series. Continue reading →

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READ TOGETHER, BE TOGETHER to Release Special Editions of Classic Picture Books, Launch E-Hotline

READ TOGETHER, BE TOGETHER (#ReadTogetherBeTogether), a nationwide initiative that celebrates the importance and power of reading with young children created by Penguin Random House in partnership with Meredith Corporation’s PARENTS, will introduce its second phase of programming, following the virtual read-alouds that took place over six weeks during the coronavirus pandemic. On June 30, 2020, Penguin Random House will release low-priced hardcover editions of six classic children’s books, featuring exclusive reading tips from PARENTS. In support of the campaign, Penguin Random House will host a weeklong Read Together, Be Together e-hotline this July, offering consumers personalized book recommendations from PRH children’s book editors. Continue reading →

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Lara Prescott to Discuss THE SECRETS WE KEPT via Zoom (7/1)

Lara Prescott, author of THE SECRETS WE KEPT, just out in paperback from Vintage, will be featured in a virtual author event hosted by Magic City Books via Zoom on Wednesday, July 1 at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Two Writers Talking Fiction: Kevin Kwan and J. Courtney Sullivan via Zoom (7/1)

Kevin Kwan, whose latest book is SEX AND VANITY (Doubleday), and J. Courtney Sullivan, most recently author of FRIENDS AND STRANGERS (Knopf), will be in conversation about themes of family, relationships and society in fiction, at this Two Writers Talking Fiction virtual event via Zoom on Wednesday, July 1, at 7:00 pm (ET). Continue reading →

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