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Randy Ribay Featured on Asian Diaspora Experience Panel via Livestream (5/8)

Randy Ribay, author of PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING (Kokila/Penguin), will be featured on the Asian Author Alliance Asian Diaspora Experience Panel, in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, via Livestream on Friday, May 8 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Join Simon Sinek’s “Book Club with Simon: Part 6” on YouTube Live (5/8)

Simon Sinek, author of START WITH WHY: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Portfolio), presents “Book Club with Simon: Part 6.” Sinek’s book club has been discussing START WITH WHY over the course of 6 weekly sessions on YouTube Live, concluding on Friday, May 8 at 3:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Frances Cha Launches Debut Novel Virtually via Zoom (5/8)

Frances Cha, author of IF I HAD YOUR FACE (Ballantine Books), will be in conversation with writer Hannah Bae for a virtual book launch with PowerHouse Bookstore via Zoom on Friday, May 8 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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A Birding Conversation with David Allen Sibley via Zoom (5/8)

WGBH presents Beyond the Binoculars: A Birding Conversation with David Allen Sibley, author of, most recently, WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A BIRD (Knopf), via Zoom on Friday, May 8 at 12:00pm (ET). 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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The Great Fantasy Debate Debuts on Facebook. Watch the First Episode!

Should people be allowed to own dragons? What’s the best Game of Thrones house to marry into? These questions and more will be answered on The Great Fantasy Debate, an 8-episode video series featuring SFF authors Pierce Brown, Naomi Novik, Marie Lu, Tochi Onyebuchi, and Jim Butcher, which airs Tuesday nights on Facebook Watch, via the Penguin Random House Facebook page and the Unbound Worlds Facebook Group. All episodes are 10 minutes or less. Each week, authors and comedians team up to present arguments and counter-arguments to support their side of a fantasy topic, drawn from fantasy literature and film. At the end of each episode, the host declares a winner, then asks the audience to weigh in. Continue reading →

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Today: Michelle Obama BECOMING Film Premieres Globally on Netflix.

Michelle Obama’s BECOMING, a Netflix original documentary film directed by Nadia Hallgren, is released globally today, May 6. Produced in association with Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, the film presents a rare and up-close look at Mrs. Obama’s worldwide tour in support of BECOMING, her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Teachers!

Let’s hear if for the teachers! It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and we all know that teachers are rising to the challenge of online schooling in heroic ways. They deserve our appreciation each and every day for their patience and perseverance to make sure that students don’t fall behind. During this pandemic, so many stories are surfacing of teachers going the extra mile to show how much they care. The National PTA has some ideas about showing appreciation here. Where would any of us be without teachers? To celebrate them, check out these “teacher” titles: Continue reading →

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Dolly Parton Reads LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET on YouTube and Social Channels (5/7)

Dolly Parton’s weekly “Goodnight With Dolly” series continues as she reads LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson (Putnam Books for Young Readers), on Thursday, May 7, at 7:00pm (ET) on YouTube and Imagination Library’s official social channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Continue reading →

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Jordan Reid to Discuss Her Big Activity Books via Crowdcast (5/7)

Jordan Reid, author of THE BIG ACTIVITY BOOK FOR ANXIOUS PEOPLE and THE BIG ACTIVITYBOOK FOR DIGITAL DETOX, both published by TarcherPerigee, will be in conversation with influencer Honestly Jamie via Crowdcast (register here) on Thursday, May 7 at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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