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Erik Larson and Christina Baker Kline In Conversation about THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE via Crowdcast (5/9)

Authors Erik Larson and Christina Baker Kline will talk about Larson’s new book, THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE (Crown), in a virtual event hosted by Watchung Booksellers via Crowdcast ($10 through PayPal to “attend;” register here) on Saturday, May 9, at 3:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Shamsi-Basha and Latham to Launch THE CAT MAN OF ALEPPO via Facebook Live (5/9)

Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham, co-authors of THE CAT MAN OF ALEPPO (Putnam Books for Young Readers),will participate in a virtual launch event hosted by the Alabama Booksmith via Facebook Live on Saturday, May 9, at 3:05pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Sarah Menkedick to Discuss Her Book and Contemporary Motherhood via Facebook (5/9)

Sarah Menkedick, author of ORDINARY INSANITY: Fear and the Silent Motherhood Crisis in America (Pantheon), will present a virtual book talk, hosted by Politics & Prose bookstore, via Facebook on Saturday, May 9, at 3:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Join David Allen Sibley and Jennifer Ackerman for a World Migratory Bird Day Virtual Event via Zoom (5/9)

David Allen Sibley, author of, most recently, WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A BIRD (Knopf), and Jennifer Ackerman, author of, most recently, THE BIRD WAY (Penguin Press) celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with a lively and illustrated presentation about their mutual affection for birds. This virtual event is presented in partnership with the National Audubon Society via Zoom on Saturday, May 9, at 5:00pm (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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Read to Sleep Campaign is a Webby Awards Honoree!

The Consumer Marketing team is excited to share the news that Read to Sleep has received a Webby Honoree in the Digital Campaigns category! The Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet, presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over 2,000 industry experts. There were over 13,000 entrants this year, so we are delighted to be an honoree. Continue reading →

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PRH’s 750K Book Donation to First Book is Featured on CNN’s “Impact Your World” Series

Penguin Random House’s donation of 750,000 books to First Book as part of READ TOGETHER, BE TOGETHER is featured on CNN International’s “Impact Your World” series. This special series showcases how companies around the world are giving back during the COVID-19 crisis. We are honored to be included. Continue reading →

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Our Nominees for the 2020 James Beard Foundation Awards

The James Beard Foundation announced the nominees for its 2020 Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism awards via Twitter this week and also listed Restaurant & Chef award nominees announced earlier this year. Among the nominations are multiple authors and books published by Penguin Random House imprints, led by Clarkson Potter and Ten Speed Press, as well as Knopf and Avery, plus nominations for Taste and PUNCH, and Penguin Random House Publisher Services clients. Congratulations and good luck to all. To view the complete list of this year’s James Beard Award nominees, click here. Continue reading →

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Knopf to Publish “TOGETHER IN A SUDDEN STRANGENESS: America’s Poets Respond to the Pandemic”

In response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the devastating effect it has had on all facets of life for people around the globe, Alice Quinn – former longtime poetry editor of The New Yorker and immediate past executive director of the Poetry Society of America – reached out to prominent poets across the country and asked them to share new poems at this moment in time. The results, TOGETHER IN A SUDDEN STRANGENESS: America’s Poets Respond to the Pandemic, will be published by Knopf on June 9. Continue reading →

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Lucy Knisley Shares Her First Graphic Novel for Kids Via Instagram (5/8)

As part of #AuthorFeatureFriday, Lucy Knisley,author of STEPPING STONES (Random House Graphic),is being highlighted via @randomhousekids Instragram Stories on Friday, May 8 at 1:00PM (ET). Continue reading →

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