February 2, 2021
Author
Matt de la Peña and illustrator
Christian Robinson will launch their new book,
MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD (
G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers), at a virtual event hosted by East City Bookshop via
Zoom on Thursday, February 4 at 6:00 pm (ET).
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February 2, 2021
Lisa Gardner discusses
BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED (
Dutton), her first standalone thriller in 20-plus years, with the Gramercy Book Club, facilitated by journalist/crime writer Andrew Welsh-Huggins via
Zoom on Thursday, February 4 at 7:00 pm (ET).
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February 2, 2021
Craig Unger will discuss his newest book,
AMERICAN KOMPROMAT (
Dutton), at a virtual event hosted by The Strand Bookstore via
Crowdcast on Thursday, February 4 at 7:00 pm (ET).
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February 2, 2021
Bess Kalb, author of
NOBODY WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT ME: A True (As Told to Me) Story (
Knopf), will be in conversation with Lisa Cynamon Mayers, followed by an audience Q&A at a virtual event hosted by the Mandel JCCs Cleveland Jewish Book Festival, via
Zoom on Thursday, February 4 at 7:30 pm (ET).
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February 2, 2021
In celebration of independent bookstores during Black History Month,
President Barack Obama virtually surprised members of MahoganyBooks & Very Smart Brothas Book Club. Participants had been told they were meeting with someone from President Obama’s Administration. Conversation topics ranged from President Obama’s unwavering sense of optimism, how to speak with children about reaching
A PROMISED LAND and his advice for pushing away feelings of unpreparedness and uncertainty. To watch video of
The Today Show segment about this news, click
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February 2, 2021
Academy Award®-winning actress
Lupita Nyong’o (
12 Years a Slave, Us) will narrate an audiobook edition of her #1
New York Times bestselling children’s book,
SULWE, to be released by
Listening Library on February 23, 2021.
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February 1, 2021
Connecting readers with our books and authors is more important than ever in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, ongoing social distancing, racism and police use of deadly force that has mobilized our country. Across Penguin Random House, we are hosting a variety of virtual events, and you can help promote them. 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.
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February 1, 2021
Belmont Books hosts a virtual launch event for
DON'T HUG DOUG (
G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers) with author
Carrie Finison and illustrator
Daniel Wiseman via
Zoom on Wednesday, February 3 at 6:30 pm (ET).
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February 1, 2021
The Dallas Museum of Art presents Arts & Letters Live with
Adam Grant, whose new book is
THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (
Viking), in conversation with Katie Couric via
YouTube on Wednesday, February 3 at 8:00 pm (ET).
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February 1, 2021
Jane Smiley, author of
PERESTROIKA IN PARIS (
Knopf), will discuss her latest novel in conversation with David Francis, followed by an audience Q&A, at a virtual event hosted by Chavalier’s Books via
Zoom on Wednesday, February 3 at 9:00 pm (ET).
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February 1, 2021
Joshua Hood will discuss
ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE TREADSTONE EXILE (
Putnam) at a virtual event hosted by Poisened Pen via
Facebook on Wednesday, February 3 at 8:00 pm (ET).
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January 29, 2021
Connecting readers with our books and authors is more important than ever in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, ongoing social distancing, racism and police use of deadly force that has mobilized our country. Across Penguin Random House, we are hosting a variety of virtual events, and you can help promote them. 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.
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January 29, 2021
Author
Matt de la Peña and illustrator
Christian Robinson will launch their new book,
MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD (
G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers), at a virtual event hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library Public with Greenlight Bookstore via
Zoom on Tuesday, February 2 at 6:00 pm (ET).
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January 29, 2021
East City Bookshop welcomes author
Devon Daniels, who will discuss her debut novel,
MEET YOU IN THE MIDDLE (
Berkley), in conversation with Hitha Palepu at a virtual event via
Zoom on Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 pm (ET).
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January 29, 2021
Judd Winick will celebrate the launch of his latest graphic novel,
HILO Book 7: Gina—The Girl Who Broke the World (
Random House Books for Young Readers), with a virtual author event hosted by Books Inc (San Francisco, CA) via
Zoom on Tuesday, Feburary 2 at 8:00 pm (ET).
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January 29, 2021
Crystal Maldonado, author of
FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA (
Listening Library), will discuss her debut novel in conversation with Kelly Jensen, editor at
Book Riot and cohost of the
Hey YA podcast, at a virtual event hosted by Odyssesy Bookshop (South Hadley, MA) via
Crowdcast on Tuesday, Februrary 2 at 7:00 pm (ET).
A sensitive, funny, and painful coming-of-age story with a wry voice, FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA tackles our relationships to our parents, our bodies, our cultures, and ourselves.
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January 29, 2021
Last week,
Penguin Random House teamed up with bookstagrammer
Cree Myles,
Belletrist, and
Out of Print on a virtual read-a-thon celebrating Black fiction. The first
Black Like We Never Left event highlighted the work of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning Penguin Random House author
Toni Morrison and sought to raise money for The Center for Fiction Emerging Writer Fellowship.
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January 29, 2021
The Story Prize, which annually honors authors of outstanding short story collections released in the prior year, has announced its three finalists for 2020, including an author and book published by
Penguin Random House:
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January 29, 2021
Welcome the weekend and congratulations to all the Youth in Media Award Winners, announced at ALA’s Midwinter Conference earlier this week. Random House Books for Young Readers’ WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER won the prestigious Newbery Medal and prompted us to gather previous Newbery medalists for your family’s reading pleasure:
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January 28, 2021
Crown announced it will publish comedian, writer, actor, producer, and director
Seth Rogen’s first book,
YEARBOOK, on May 11, 2021, in hardcover and digital formats. An audio edition will be released simultaneously by
Penguin Random House Audio, read by the author. UTA represented Rogen in the deal. Rogen first shared the news via his social media platforms. On
Twitter, Rogen tweeted: “I wrote a book called
Yearbook. It’s true stories and essays and stuff that I hope you think are funny. It comes out in May, but if you like you can order it now.” Rogen shared a similar message on
Instagram, adding, “I’ve been working on this for years and am psyched to get it out in to the world. Yay! Thanks to the amazing
@toddjamesreas for doing my cover art.”
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