March 3, 2021
Luvvie Ajayi Jones, author of
PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER: The Fear-Fighter Manual (Penguin Life), will be in conversation with Esther Perel at a virtual event hosted by Loyalty Books (Washington, D.C.) via
Crowdcast on Friday, March 5 at 8:00 pm (ET).
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March 3, 2021
Delacorte Press authors
Holly Jackson (
GOOD GIRL, BAD BLOOD),
Natasha Preston (
THE LAKE) and
Karen McManus (
THE COUSINS) will be in conversation at a virtual event hosted by Murder By the Book (Houston, TX) via
Zoom on Saturday, March 6 at 4:00 pm (ET).
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March 3, 2021
Sita Singh will participate in a virtual Books & Books storytime for the launch of her debut picture book
BIRDS OF A FEATHER (
Philomel) with illustrator
Stephanie Fizer Coleman via
Crowdcast on Saturday, March 6 at 11:00 am (ET).
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March 3, 2021
The Tucson Festival of Books presents a panel titled "Humor of the Crossroads," featuring
Bryan Washington, author of
MEMORIAL (
Riverhead), discussing his characters' personal relationships, work relationships, and finding the humor in life, via
Crowdcast on Saturday, March 6 at 11:00 am (ET).
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March 3, 2021
The Los Angeles Times announced the finalists and honorees for its 41st annual Book Prizes. Nine
Penguin Random House authors are among the finalists. Penguin novelist and poet
Leslie Marmon Silko will receive the 2020 Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement, which recognizes a writer whose work focuses on the American West.
Leslie Marmon Silko
Silko’s books, including
Laguna, Ceremony, Storyteller, and
Almanac of the Dead, are heavily influenced by her mixed heritage of Laguna Pueblo, Mexican and Anglo-American. She writes about the alienation of Native Americans and the importance of Native traditions to help cope with modern-day reservation life.
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March 3, 2021
Welcome March and Women’s History Month. In 1987, Congress designated the month of March “Women’s History Month.” In President Biden’s proclamation of March 1, 2021, he states: “During Women’s History Month, let us honor the accomplished and visionary women who have helped build our country, including those whose contributions have not been adequately recognized and celebrated. And let us pay tribute to the trailblazers from the recent and distant past for daring to envision a future for which no past precedent existed, and for building a Nation of endless possibilities for all of its women and girls.”
In that vein, we’ve curated the following books about incredible women and their achievements to educate and inspire readers of all ages:
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March 2, 2021
Colson Whitehead, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novels
THE NICKEL BOYS and
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, appeared on CBS-TV’s “60 Minutes” Sunday night, February 28, in conversation with correspondent John Dickerson. Whitehead talked with Dickerson about a number of topics, including his writing process, his books, being descended from slaves, and Barry Jenkins' highly-anticipated adaptation of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD for Amazon Prime. In the hours after the 12-minute segment aired, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD rose to #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list, followed by THE NICKEL BOYS at #2.
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March 2, 2021
BECOMING, the #1 international bestselling memoir by former First Lady of the United States
Michelle Obama, is being published in two new editions by
Penguin Random House today, March 2. To watch a Michelle Obama video book trailer, click
here. Also, Mrs. Obama will discuss the new releases on
Good Morning America on Wednesday, March 3.
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March 1, 2021
The 2021 shortlists for the prestigious
J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards, sponsored by the Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, include five
Penguin Random House authors. Established in 1998, these awards recognize excellence in American nonfiction writing from both published books and works in progress on history and topics of American political or social concern.
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March 1, 2021
The Netflix adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel,
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, published by
Vintage, won twice at the 78
th annual Golden Globe Awards, presented via a mostly virtual ceremony broadcast live on NBC-TV Sunday, February 28.
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March 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 28, 2021
Christopher Paul Curtis, author of THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM—1963 (Yearling), will be in conversation with author Jason Reynolds at a virtual Book Talk event hosted by the National Civil Rights Museum via civilrightsmuseum.org on Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00 (ET). More
February 28, 2021
C.J. Box will discuss his new Joe Pickett novel,
DARK SKY (
Putnam), at a virtual launch event hosted by Murder by the Book via
Facebook and
YouTube on Tuesday, March 2 at 8:00 pm (ET).
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February 28, 2021
Leila Cobo, author of
DECODING "DESPACITO"-- An Oral History of Latin Music (
Vintage), will be in conversation with Luis Fonsi at a virtual event hosted by Books & Books via
Crowdcast on Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00 pm (ET).
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February 28, 2021
Books Are Magic presents
Kayleen Schaefer, author of
BUT YOU'RE STILL SO YOUNG: How Thirtysomethings Are Redefining Adulthood (
Dutton), in conversation with Buzzfeed's Arianna Rebolini via
Zoom on Thursday, March 4 at 7:00 pm (ET).
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February 26, 2021
Last Fall, Literacy Partners launched a social justice series,
Words Shape Our World. An encore presentation of “A Tribute to Toni Morrsion,” featuring a
Song of Solomon marathon reading, takes place online this weekend, February 26 , 27 and 28, 7:00 – 11:00 pm (ET) each night, to celebrate Black History and to honor Toni Morrison's birthday (2/18).
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February 26, 2021
And the award goes to...
The Golden Globes are this Sunday, and 2021’s ballot is full of book adaptations! We invite you to pair your viewing with the following reading:
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February 25, 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 24, 2021
Random House presents FeverCon, a virtual reader event celebrating 15 years of
Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series and the release of the series’ final novel,
KINGDOM OF SHADOW AND LIGHT (
Delacorte Press), via
Zoom on Friday, February 26 at 7:00 pm (ET). To register, click
here.
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February 24, 2021
Jen Sincero, author of
BADASS HABITS (
Penguin Life), will speak about her book at a virtual event hosted by Book Passage (Corte Madera, CA) via
ExtendedSession.com on Saturday, February 27 at 4:00 pm (ET).
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