As we stay indoors during uncertain times, we’re staying connected with each other and the stories and authors who inspire us. For those of you who may have missed some of our virtual Penguin Random House author Q&A’s, book events, and more, here is a recap of last week’s (4/27-5/3) events and their recordings.
April 27
- Amanda Quick talk and live signing of Close Up ordered from The Poisoned Pen Bookstore (2PM, Facebook Live)
- Wordplay Happy Hour with Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here, and Alison Roman, author of Nothing Fancy (5PM, Facebook and Instagram Live)
April 28
- Live signing with Dave Rubin, author of Don’t Burn This Book (12:30PM, YouTube Live)
- RH Virtual Events: Lunch & Learn with Megan Monahan, author of Don’t Hate, Meditate! (12:30PM, Instagram Live)
- Elaine Welteroth, author of More Than Enough, & Melody Ehsani with P&P Live @ Lunch! (1PM, Crowdcast)
- Wordplay: conversation and Q&A with Rebecca Dinerstein Knight, author of Hex, & Quan Barry, author of We Ride Upon Sticks (2PM, Crowdcast)
- Read Together Be Together: Christopher Eliopoulos reads The Yawns Are Coming! (3PM, Instagram Live)
- Jamil Zaki, author of The War for Kindness, in conversation with The Great Courses (3PM, Facebook Live)
- Square Books event featuring Foxfire Story (5PM, Instagram Live)
- Lauren Sandler, author of This Is All I Got, panel discussion with NYU Institute for Public Knowledge (6PM, YouTube Live)
- Susan Meissner in Conversation with Myers Park Country Club (6PM, Zoom)
- Christopher Eliopoulos, author of The Yawns Are Coming!, launch event with An Unlikely Story (6:30PM, Crowdcast)
- Caroline Welch, author of The Gift of Presence, in conversation with Sharon Salzberg with Harvard Bookstore (7PM, Crowdcast)
- Stephen Fried, author of Rush, in conversation with Kevin Butterfield (7PM, YouTube Live)
- Politics & Prose event with Ishmael Beah, author of Little Family (7PM, Crowdcast)
- Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, Virtual Book Launch with Nicholas Kristof (8PM, Zoom)
- Casey Schwartz, author of Attention: A Love Story, in conversation with Jessica Bennett (9PM, Crowdcast)
April 29
- Jon Mooallem, author of This Is Chance!, in conversation with Connie Schultz, with National Press Club Journalism Institute and Politics & Prose (11:30AM, Zoom)
- RH Virtual Events: Well Enough Today featuring Kelsey J. Patel, author of Burning Bright (12:30PM, Instagram Live)
- Live reading from Jennifer Steil, author of Exile Music (3PM, Facebook Live)
- BookPeople Presents: Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, authors of When Stars Are Scattered, and (5PM, Zoom)
- Our Health Talks featuring Dr. Will Cole, author of The Inflammation Spectrum (5PM)
- Pittsburgh Arts & Letters event featuring David Allen Sibley, author of What It’s Like to Be a Bird (7PM, Zoom)
- Pen and Brush Presents LIT TALKS with Clare Beams, author of The Illness Lesson, and Mary South (7PM, YouTube)
- Odyssey Bookshop event featuring Amity Gaige, author of Sea Wife (7PM, Zoom)
- Bess Kalb, author of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, with Harvard Book Store (7PM, Crowdcast)
- RH Virtual Events: Random House Book Club April Happy Hour discussing The Herd by Andrea Bartz (7:30PM, Zoom)
- Lauren Sandler, author of This Is All I Got, in conversation with Nikita Stewart, author of Troop 6000, with Greenlight Bookstore x Brooklyn Public Library (7:30PM, Zoom)
April 30
- Politics & Prose event with Christopher Eliopoulos, author of The Yawns Are Coming! (10AM, Crowdcast)
- Virtual Wordplay Fest presents: Middle Grade Roundtable featuring Omar Mohamed, author of When Stars Are Scattered (10:30AM, Crowdcast)
- Lauren Sandler, author of This is All I Got, in conversation with Zibby Owen (11:15AM, Instagram Live)
- The Last Kids on Earth: June’s Wild Flight by Max Brallier event at Indigo Books (3PM, Instagram Live)
- Elaine Welteroth, author of More Than Enough, in conversation with Aurora James with The Wing (4PM, Zoom)
- RH Virtual Events: Happy Hour with Jon Bonne, author of The New Wine Rules (4PM, Instagram Live)
- Jennifer Dugan, author of Verona Comics, event with Northshire Bookstore (5PM, Zoom)
- Esther Safran Foer, author of I Want You to Know We’re Still Here, and Keith Gessen in a conversation with Stephanie Butnick, co-presented by Jewish Book Council, the Jewish Museum, and Tablet Magazine (7PM, Zoom)
- Harvard Book Store event featuring Amity Gaige, author of Sea Wife (7PM, Zoom)
- Get Lit with All Of It live book club with James McBride, author of Deacon King Kong (7PM, YouTube Live)
- C Pam Zhang, author of How Much of These Hills Is Gold, in conversation with Jacqueline Woodson, co-hosted by Belletrist & Midtown Scholar Bookstore (7PM, Instagram Live)
- Talk and Q&A with Ben Katchor, author of The Dairy Restaurant (7PM, Zoom)
- RH Virtual Events: Writer’s Routine featuring Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face (7:30PM, Instagram Live)
- Free Library of Philadelphia: Samantha Irby author of Wow, No Thank You., in conversation with Jia Tolentino (7:30PM, Crowdcast)
- Goodnight with Dolly: Dolly Parton reads There’s A Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake (8PM, YouTube)
- RH Virtual Events: One World Ideas x Action featuring Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of The Undocumented Americans, and Quiara Alegria Hudes, moderated by One World Executive Editor Elizabeth Mendez Berry (8PM, Zoom)
May 1
- Jacqueline Woodson reads Pecan Pie Baby (11:15AM, Facebook Live)
- Jay Heinrichs, author of Thank You For Arguing (4th Edition), in conversation with The Great Courses (12PM, Facebook Live)
- Gabby Rivera, author of Juliet Takes a Breath, at Everywhere Book Fest (2PM, YouTube Live)
- Simon Sinek‘s book club for Start With Why (3PM, YouTube Live)
- FOLD 2020: Better Bring the Book Club featuring Sheena Kamal, Adnan Khan, Sonya Lalli and Mona Awad discuss books and book clubs with Ann Y K Choi (4PM, Zoom)
- Politics & Prose event featuring Amity Gaige, author of Sea Wife (6PM, Crowdcast)
- Janelle Brown, author of Pretty Things, in conversation with Kaira Rouda, with Laguna Beach Books (8PM, Zoom)
May 2
- Max Brallier, author of The Last Kids on Earth Series, at Everywhere Book Fest (11AM, YouTube Live)
- Jessica Kim, author of Stand Up, Yumi Chung!, at Everywhere Book Fest (2PM, YouTube Live)
- Nic Stone, author of Dear Martin, keynote speaker at Everywhere Book Fest (3PM, YouTube Live)
- Discussion on How to Live a Good Life with Massimo Pigliucci, Skye Cleary, and Dan Kaufman (5PM, Zoom)
May 3
- RH Virtual Events: Coffee with… Conor Knighton, author of Leave Only Footprints (11AM, Instagram Live)
- Readers Coffeehouse Live featuring Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War (1PM, Facebook Live)
- Afia Atakora, author of Conjure Women, Q&A and Book Club Chat with Harriett’s Bookshop and Afrikanah Book Club (6:30PM, Tickets)