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Ariel Lawhon Shares Spy Secrets from Her Latest Novel on Instagram (4/16)

Ariel Lawhon, author of CODE NAME HÉLÈNE (Doubleday), will dive into the twisty tale at the heart of her latest novel via Lemuria Books Instagram on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Dolly Parton Reads LLAMA LLAMA RED PAJAMA on YouTube and Social Channels (4/16)

Dolly Parton’s weekly “Goodnight With Dolly” series continues as she reads Anna Dewdney’s LLAMA LLAMA RED PAJAMA (Viking Books for Young Readers) on Thursday, April 16, at 7:00pm (ET) on YouTube and Imagination Library’s official social channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Continue reading →

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One World’s Ideas x Action Virtual Event to Feature Ta-Nehisi Coates and Chris Jackson via Zoom (4/16)

Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of such titles as THE WATER DANCER and BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME,, will be in conversation with Heather McGhee, an American political commentator and strategist, moderated by One World publisher & editor-in-chief Chris Jackson, in an Ideas x Action virtual event via Zoom (register here) on Thursday, April 16 at 8:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Matthew Norman and Ashley Spivey Featured on Facebook Group Book Club (4/16)

Matthew Norman, author of LAST COUPLE STANDING (Ballantine), will be featured on a Facebook Group Book Club Takeover with Ashley Spivey, a contestant on the 15th season of The Bachelor, on Thursday, April 16, at 8:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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Sarah Menkedick to Discuss Contemporary Motherhood. Sign Up via EventBrite (4/16)

Sarah Menkedick, author of ORDINARY INSANITY: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America (Pantheon), presents a virtual reading and conversation with Jaclyn by Maternal Motherhood NOW, on Thursday, April 16, via EventBrite (sign up here) at 3:00pm (ET) Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Award-Winning Poetry

“Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come again in this identical guise.” – Gwendolyn Brooks

Are you finding it difficult to get poetry from the news? National Poetry Month is in full swing with virtual readings from poets and the introspection and solace they offer. It’s our hope that poets and their work are finding new fans at this time of crisis. Poetry comes in myriad forms and styles and Penguin Random House publishes the gamut – haiku, sonnets, odes, prose poems, lyric, Instagram, free verse, narrative, translated works, slam poetry…you name it! And we are proud publishers of many award-winning poets and collections, as follows: Continue reading →

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How You Can Join Us to #SaveIndieBookstores

Books have the power to connect and sustain us, particularly in times like these. As ever, Penguin Random House is working to be the best partner, now and in the future, for our bookselling community, and we remain supportive of those retail partners who have been hit hardest by this crisis. 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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Bestselling Author and “Family Secrets” Host Dani Shapiro Launches New Podcast

Today, Tuesday, April 14, bestselling author Dani Shapiro dropped a new podcast called The Way We Live Now. A daily show that will release fifteen-minute conversations four times a week, The Way We Live Now speaks directly to what we’re all experiencing as we try to navigate a world turned upside-down by COVID-19. The project’s aim is to examine, through personal stories, how life is unfolding as we’re all isolated in our own homes. Continue reading →

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Alma Katsu Delves into THE DEEP via Facebook Live (4/15)

Alma Katsu, author of THE DEEP (Putnam), will read from and talk about her latest novel, in conjunction with San Diego’s Mysterious Galaxy bookstore, for a virtual event via Facebook Live on Wednesday, April 15, at 7:00pm (ET). Continue reading →

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