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Nikita Stewart In Conversation with Giselle Burgess via Zoom (5/20)

Nikita Stewart presents her book, TROOP 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World (Ballantine), in conversation with Giselle Burgess, the visionary behind Troop 6000, via Zoom on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:30pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Emily Henry and Laura Hankin Talk with Chelsea Ciccone via Facebook Live (5/20)

Emily Henry, author of BEACH READ (Berkley) and Laura Hankin, author of HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT (Berkley) will be in conversation with BookTrib editor, Chelsea Ciccone, via Facebook Live on Wednesday, May 20 at 12:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Greg Howard to Discuss MIDDLE SCHOOL’S A DRAG with Maulik Pancholy via Instagram Live (5/20)

Greg Howard, author of MIDDLE SCHOOL’S A DRAG, You Better Werk! (Putnam Books for Young Readers), will be in conversation with actor/author Maulik Pancholy at a virtual event hosted by Books of Wonder via Instagram Live on Wednesday, May 20, at 4:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Litquake on Lockdown Presents Ishmael Beah via Crowdcast (5/20)

Ishmael Beah, author of LITTLE FAMILY (Riverhead),is participating in Litquake on Lockdown via Crowdcast on Wednesday, May 20, at 9:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Check Out the “Editor’s Picks” from Putnam’s Tara Singh Carlson

G.P. Putnam’s Sons Executive Editor Tara Singh Carlson shares her “Editor’s Picks Fiction” in a fun feature on PRH.com. The editor of such bestselling books as WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens, THE LIGHT WE LOST by Jill Santopolo, and WE MUST BE BRAVE by Frances Liardet, Tara selects a diverse range of titles and comments about why she recommends them. See below. Continue reading →

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Random House Authors Share Words of Inspiration for 2020 Grads at Virtual Commencement

A diverse cast of Random House authors toasted and shared words of inspiration for the Class of 2020 at a Virtual Commencement via Zoom last week. Martha Stewart, George Saunders, Lauren Graham, Donovan Livingston, Wes Moore, Reshma Saujani, David Brooks, and Anna Quindlen presented stirring commencement speeches. Continue reading →

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Roald Dahl Teams Up with Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Taika Waititi to Present “James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends”

The Roald Dahl Story Company has brought together Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, The Mandalorian, Jojo Rabbit) and a host of global stars, including Ryan Reynolds, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Lupita Nyong’o, Sarah Paulson and Cara Delevingne, to retell the beloved children’s novel JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH in full, across 10 episodes exclusively on the Roald Dahl YouTube channel. Continue reading →

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Your Daily Guide to PRH’s Virtual Events: Share on Social!

Connecting readers with our books and authors during the coronavirus outbreak and this period of social distancing is more important than ever. Across Penguin Random House, we are hosting a variety of virtual events each day, and now you can help promote them. You can 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. Continue reading →

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Jonathan Karl In Conversation with Jim Falk via Zoom (5/19)

Jonathan Karl, Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News and author of FRONT ROW AT THE TRUMP SHOW (Dutton), will be in conversation with Jim Falk, President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Dallas.Fort Worth, via Zoom on Tuesday, May 19 at 12:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Riverhead Author Bryan Washington Wins International Dylan Thomas Prize

Bryan Washington won the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize for his debut short story collection, LOT (Riverhead), it was announced on Thursday, May 14.

Now in its fifteenth year, the International Dylan Thomas Prize, one of the UK’s most prestigious literary awards, annually recognizes the “best published literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under” with a £30,000 prize. Continue reading →

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