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Barack Obama Joins “Mondays with Michelle Obama” for Reading of THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH

Former President Barack Obama was the very special guest on yesterday’s “Mondays with Michelle Obama,” the new story-time initiative for kids and families from Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books, and PBS KIDS featuring the former First Lady of the United States. 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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#BooksConnectUs Video Launch and Campaign Update

PRH Consumer Marketing’s Books Connect Us campaign, encouraging readers to connect online and share their love of books, has grown tremendously since launching in March. To date, the #booksconnectus hashtag has garnered over 70 million impressions! To celebrate everything we’ve done so far (particularly the multitude of virtual events), we are excited to share this Books Connect Us video, featuring over 40 authors! (Big shoutout to producer extraordinaire Charlotte Lesnick!) Continue reading →

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Join the RHBC x ID Book Club Thrilling Reads Event via Zoom (5/20)

At this Random House Book Club x ID Book Club virtual event, join Janelle Brown, author of PRETTY THINGS (RHBC Pick); Karen Abbott, author THE GHOSTS OF EDEN PARK (ID Book Club Pick); and C.J. Tudor, author of THE OTHER PEOPLE (ID Book Club Pick) as they discuss their Thrilling Reads via Zoom (register via EventBrite here. PRH employees receive free access to the event with the code: PRHThrills) on Wednesday, May 20 at 5:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Doubleday Presents Two Writers Talking: David Grann and Patrick Radden Keefe via Zoom (5/20)

Join David Grann, most recently the author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, and Patrick Radden Keefe, author of SAY NOTHING, for a conversation on the art of true crime writing moderated by The New Yorker’s Daniel Zalewski, presented by Doubleday, via Zoom (to register, click here) on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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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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