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Big Ideas Night: The Asian American Experience with Cathy Park Hong, Kevin Nguyen, and Mira Jacob (4/2)

Big Ideas Night presents “The Asian American Experience” with Cathy Park Hong and Kevin Nguyen, moderated by Mira Jacob, live on Crowdcast, Thursday, April 2, at 8:00pm (EST). Continue reading →

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Jami Curl Shares Recipes from BAKING GOLD (4/2)

Jami Curl will discuss and share recipes from BAKING GOLD (Ten Speed Press) on Random Pantry on Thursday, April 2 at 4:00pm (EST) on Instragram @RandomHouse. Continue reading →

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Jacqueline Woodson to Read From EACH KINDNESS (4/2)

Jacqueline Woodson (@Jacqueline.Woodson) will read EACH KINDNESS (Nancy Paulsen Books) Thursday, April 2, on Facebook Live at 3:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Dan Harris Talks About MEDITATION FOR FIDGETY SKEPTICS (4/2)

Dan Harris will discuss his book MEDITATION FOR FIDGETY SKEPTICS (Speigel & Grau/Random House) on Lunch & Learn at 12:30pm (EST) on Instragram @RandomHouse. Continue reading →

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Gail Simmons Reads Julia Sarcone-Roach’s THERE ARE NO BEARS IN THIS BAKERY (4/1)

Gail Simmons reads THERE ARE NO BEARS IN THIS BAKERY by Julia Sarcone-Roach (Knopf Books for Young Readers) on Instragram Live on Wednesday, April 1, at 3:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt to Discuss THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS (4/1)

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt will be talking about her book, THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS (Pamela Dorman Books), as part of San Diego Women’s Week Virtual Conversations, on Facebook Live Talk (Wednesday, April 1, 4:00pm ET). To register, click here. Share this event with your friends and family. Continue reading →

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Three PRH Authors Win Windham-Campbell Prizes

Penguin Random House authors won three of eight prestigious Windham-Campbell Prizes. The awards are administered by the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University and aim to recognize the literary achievement of talented English language writers from around the world.

Each winner will receive $165,000 to give them the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns.

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Andrea Lawlor and Jia Tolentino Win 2020 Whiting Awards

The Whiting Awards were established in 1985 to reward emerging writers for early-career achievements and encourage their continued pursuit of literary excellence. This year, PRH authors were among the winners in the Fiction and Nonfiction categories and will be awarded $50,000 by the Whiting Foundation.

Though the planned awards ceremony was postponed due to COVID-19, the foundation is planning a celebration for the winners with Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl for later this year.

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Friday Reads: His Holiness The Dalai Lama

This week saw the publication of the Dalai Lama’s first book for children, THE SEED OF COMPASSION, inspired by his own childhood. His Holiness is also in the news in support of India’s recently announced efforts to combat the spread of the corona virus. In an open letter he wrote:

“Since Himachal Pradesh has been my home for almost 60 years, I naturally feel an affinity for its people. Therefore, as a token of respect and sympathy, I am making a donation from the Gaden Phodrang Trust of the Dalai Lama to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in order to contribute to providing essential supplies like food and medicine for the poor and needy members of the community.” Continue reading →

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Helping Our Authors (And You) Help Our Indie Booksellers

Many of our caring authors are asking us how they can assist independent booksellers. Penguin Random House Sales colleagues are offering a wealth of suggestions, many of which you can adapt and implement to help support our accounts. Continue reading →

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