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James McBride’s DEACON KING KONG is Oprah’s Book Club Summer Selection

DEACON KING KONG, the latest New York Times bestselling novel from critically acclaimed Riverhead author James McBride, was chosen as Oprah’s Book Club summer selection. Oprah made the announcement Tuesday on CBS This Morning, saying, “In a moment when our country roils with righteous anger and grief Deacon King Kong reminds us that when we come together as a community in compassion and empathy love triumphs. 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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Tonight: Discuss Penguin Worlds’ New Virtual Book Club Pick, Hank Green’s AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING

Penguin Worlds is thrilled to announce its next virtual book club pick: AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING (Dutton) by #1 New York Times bestselling author Hank Green. In anticipation of his upcoming follow-up novel A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, on-sale from Dutton on July 7, Hank will be discussing his debut with fellow New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente via Zoom tonight at 8:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: National Oceans Month

Now and then, when I grow nostalgic about my ocean childhood – the wauling of gulls and the smell of salt, somebody solicitous will bundle me into a car and drive me to the nearest briny horizon. – Sylvia Plath

June is National Oceans Month, proclaimed such in 2016 by President Barack Obama:

“This month, let us continue the work of ensuring the well-being of these grand bodies of water and the communities that depend on them. As we celebrate the immense beauty and power of our oceans, we are reminded of our shared responsibility to protect them — now and for generations to come.”

In the midst of all we are contending with at this time, let us remember how integral the health of our oceans is to our own. To help us all be great stewards of the sea, we invite you to dip into the following titles for readers of all ages: Continue reading →

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Robert M. Gates in Conversation with Dallas World Affairs Council CEO Jim Falk via Zoom (6/18)

Robert M. Gates, author of EXERCISE OF POWER, (Knopf), will be in conversation with Jim Falk, CEO of the Dallas World Affairs Council, via Zoom on Thursday, June 18 at 5:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Join Chanel Cleeton for a Discussion of THE LAST TRAIN TO KEY WEST via Crowdcast (6/18)

Chanel Cleeton, author of THE LAST TRAIN TO KEY WEST (Berkley), will talk about her new novel in a virtual discussion, moderated by Renee Rosen, hosted by Books & Books and the Miami Book Fair, via Crowdcast on Thursday, June 18 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Abbi Waxman to Talk About Her New Novel via Crowdcast (6/18)

Vroman’s Live presents Abbi Waxman, author of I WAS TOLD IT WOULD GET EASIER (Berkley), in a virtual discussion via Crowdcast on Thursday, June 18 at 9:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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A Virtual Author Talk with Jed Perl about His New CALDER Biography via Zoom (6/18)

The Whitney Museum presents Jed Perl, author of CALDER: The Conquest of Space (Knopf), in a virtual talk about his new biography via Zoom on Thursday, July 18 at 6:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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One World Ideas x Action with Valarie Kaur and One World’s Chris Jackson (6/18)

Join Valarie Kaur, civil rights lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, author, innovator, and founder of The Revolutionary Love Project, will be in conversation with One World editor-in-chief Chris Jackson, at a One World Ideas x Action Random House virtual event via Zoom on Thursday, June 18, at 8:00pm (ET). They will explore what it takes to reimagine—and then build—a more just and loving world, and how reimagining institutions and systems in a time of social upheaval can help us orient to this historical moment. Valarie will also read from her book, SEE NO STRANGER: A Memoir and Manifest of Revolutionary Love, and readers can ask questions during the live Q&A. Continue reading →

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Carlisle and Collette In Conversation about Their New Mysteries via Zoom (6/18)

Kate Carlisle, author of THE GRIM READER (Berkley), her latest Bibliophile Mystery, will be in conversation with Abby Collette, author of A DEADLY INSIDE SCOOP (Berkley) at a Mystery Lovers Bookshop virtual event via Zoom on Thursday, June 18 at 2:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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