PRH Speakers Bureau and Penguin Live: Powerful Platforms to Extend the Reach of Our Authors Beyond Their Books
March 21, 2018
What is the next best thing to reading an amazing book? Meeting the author! Organizing speaking events and creating magical moments that inspire and educate is at the heart of what the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau and the Penguin Live programs do. Both connect authors with readers in interactive and dynamic ways designed to broaden our horizons and to deepen the impact of our books.




Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau Unveils New Website Design
July 5, 2017
The Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau is proud to share their newly designed website, www.prhspeakers.com. Officially unveiled on June 19th in time for the American Library Association’s annual conference in Chicago, this is the first major redesign since the combined Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau site was introduced in 2014.
- Search and browse by location makes it easy for clients to find local voices.
- Audiobook excerpts allow visitors to hear speakers reading their works.
- An expanded homepage has spots to feature new speakers, speakers in the news, new books, and videos.
- Lists of programming ideas to assist clients who want to build lectures and events around themes like “Take Your Kids to Work Day,” “Veterans Day,” “Library Audiences,” and “Speakers for Students and Schools.”

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