Penguin Random House Publishes Three of Five Finalists for “The Tonight Show Summer Reads” – Vote for Your Favorite!
June 26, 2018
Kicking off what he called “the summer of reading,” Jimmy Fallon recently announced that he is launching The Tonight Show’s first-ever-book club. Dubbed the “The Tonight Show Summer Reads,” Jimmy picked five finalists and Penguin Random House publishes these three titles:
THE IMMORTALISTS by Chloe Benjamin (Putnam)
THE GOOD SON by You-Jeong Jeong (Penguin Books)
PROVIDENCE by Caroline Kepnes (Lenny)
Vote for your favorite book here by noon on Thursday, June 28. Then, tune into The Tonight Show on Friday night, June 29, when Jimmy Fallon will announce the official “Tonight Show Summer Read!”
To share your enthusiasm on social media, follow Jimmy Fallon on Instagram and The Tonight Show on Facebook and interact using #TonightShowSummerReads #prhpartner.
Watch Jimmy Fallon announce his book club:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRkZNEcLHuw Popular Company News
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