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 (5/18-5/24) events and their recordings.
May 18
- TalkShop Live event with Brian Kilmeade, author of Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers (5PM, Talkshop)
- American Civil War Museum event featuring Rachel Lance, author of In the Waves (6:30PM, Zoom)
- Event featuring Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here, in conversation with Judy Blume (7PM, Crowdcast)
May 19
- Jonathan Karl, author of Front Row at the Trump Show, in conversation with Jim Falk, President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth (12PM, Zoom)
- Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, SXSW event in conversation with with Lila Shapiro of New York Magazine (12PM, Sligo)
- IG Live with Jenny Sansouci, author of The Rebel’s Apothecary, and Gaby Bernstein (12:40PM, Instagram)
- The Atlantic presents Book Talk with Barton Gellman, author of Dark Mirror (4PM, Zoom)
- Launch of Fenway and Hattie in the Wild by Victoria J. Coe (6:30PM, Zoom)
- Judith Warner, author of And Then They Stopped Talking to Me, in conversation with Beth Coyne, hosted by RJ Julia Booksellers (7PM, Zoom)
- Laura Hankin, author of Happy and You Know It, in conversation with Claire Fallon of HuffPost and Katharine McGee, hosted by East City Bookshop (7PM, Zoom)
- Maggie Doherty, author of The Equivalents, with Harvard Book Store (7PM, Crowdcast)
- Emily St. John Mandel, author of The Glass Hotel, with Los Angeles Times Book Club Community Forum (10PM, Facebook)
May 20
- Daymond John, author of Powershift, in conversation with Creative Live founder Chase Jarvis (12PM, Creative Live)
- Penguin Publishing Group and BookTrib present: Author interview series: Emily Henry, author of Beach Read, and Laura Hankin, author of Happy and You Know It (12PM, Facebook)
- Greg Howard, author of Middle School’s a Drag, You Better Werk!, event with Books of Wonder (4PM, Instagram)
- Barton Gellman, author of Dark Mirror, in conversation with David Ignatius (5:30PM, Crowdcast)
- Doubleday Presents Two Writers Talking: David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon, and Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Say Nothing, on the Art of True Crime Writing (7PM, Zoom)
- Max Brooks, Kevin Nguyen, Taylor Jenkins Reid play Online Trivia with NYC Trivia League (8PM, Instagram)
- Litquake on Lockdown featuring Ishmael Beah, author of Little Family (9PM, Crowdcast)
May 21
- IG Live with Meera Lee Patel and Create and Cultivate (12PM, Instagram)
- Books & Bathrobes featuring Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here (1:30PM, Zoom)
- Debut Who? series: Interview with Candice Iloh, author of Every Body Looking, and Nic Stone, author of Dear Justyce (2PM, Instagram)
- Virtual Happy Hour with Garden District Book Shop featuring Samantha Downing, author of He Started It (6PM, Facebook)
- Penguin Worlds Book Club: Jim Butcher in conversation with Patrick Rothfuss, discussing Storm Front (7PM, Zoom)
- Goop Book Club featuring C Pam Zhang, author of How Much of These Hills Is Gold (7PM, YouTube)
- David Sibley, author of What It’s Like to Be a Bird, with North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (7PM, YouTube)
- Esther Safran Foer, author of I Want You to Know We’re Still Here, in conversation with Jonathan Safran Foer, hosted by the Museum of Jewish Heritage (7PM, Zoom)
- Nikita Stewart in conversation with the visionary behind Troop 6000, Giselle Burgess (7:30PM, Zoom)
May 22
- Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, event with Harvard Bookstore (7PM, Crowdcast)
- Sister Helen Prejean, author of River of Fire, event presented by Seattle University and Town Hall (10:30PM, Crowdcast)
May 23
- Essence of Fantasy interview with Charlaine Harris and Patricia Briggs (3PM, Zoom)
- Gaithersburg Virtual Book Festival featuring Jonathan Karl, author of Front Row at the Trump Show (7PM, YouTube)
May 24
- MOFAD x Gastro Obscura Presents: Israeli Pantry Staples with Michael Solomonov and Adeena Sussman, author of Sababa (8PM, Tickets)