A Recap of Last Week’s Author Events, 6/22-6/28

As we stay at home 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 events and their recordings.

June 22

• Chatting and Cooking with Adeena Sussman, author of Sababa (11AM, Event)
• Robert M. Gates, author of Exercise of Power, Virtual Palm Beach Forum Event (12PM, Zoom)
• Event with Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Book of Longings, and Madeline Miller (12PM, Instagram)
• NCTE Presents: A conversation with Ibram X. Kendi on his latest book Antiracist Baby (4PM, Event)
• Parnassus Books hosts Hillary and Chelsea Clinton for Grandma’s Gardens (4PM, Zoom)
• What’s Left of Me is Yours author Stephanie Scott in conversation with @thebookblondie (6PM, Instagram)
• Aspen Summer Words Conference featuring C Pam Zhang, author of How Much of These Hills Is Gold (7:30PM, Zoom)
• Laird Barron, author of Worse Angels, discussion (8PM, Zoom)

June 23

• Robert M. Gates, author of Exercise of Power, Virtual Commonwealth Club event (1PM, Zoom)
• Virtual Happy Hour with Stephanie Scott, author of What’s Left of Me Is Yours, and Karen White hosted by FoxTale Book Shoppe (5PM, Zoom)
• P&P Live! featuring Roddy Doyle, author of Love (5PM, Zoom)
• Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning, event with Square Books (6PM, Instagram)
• Nancy Thayer, author of Girls of Summer, event hosted by Titcomb’s Bookshop (7PM, Event)
• Jean Kyoung Frazier, author of Pizza Girl, NYT Books Instagram Takeover (7PM, Instagram)
• Discussion with Chanel Cleeton, author of The Last Train to Key West, hosted by Fountain Bookstore (7PM, Crowdcast)
• OBLONG ONLINE: Maggie Doherty, author of The Equivalents, in conversation with Honor Moore (7PM, Crowdcast)
• Maria Konnikova discusses her new book, The Biggest Bluff, with David Epstein (7PM, Zoom)
• Kristen Howerton, author of Rage Against the Minivan, in conversation with Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke, presented by Warwick’s Bookstore (7PM, Event)
• Jasmine Guillory and Austin Channing Brown in conversation (8PM, Instagram)
• Bookshop Santa Cruz event featuring C Pam Zhang, in conversation with Kawai Strong Washburn (10PM, Crowdcast)

June 24

• An Unlikely Story hosts Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton for Grandma’s Gardens (4PM, Crowdcast)
• Free Library of Philadelphia event featuring Roddy Doyle, author of Love, in conversation with Liz Moore (5PM, Crowdcast)
• P&P Live! featuring Maria Konnikova, author of The Biggest Bluff, with Dan Pink (6PM, Zoom)
• Colin Woodard discusses new book, Union, with Gibson’s Bookstore (6PM, Zoom)
• Penguin Presents: Emily Henry, author of Beach Read, and Laura Hankin, author of Happy and You Know It (7PM, Instagram)
• Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning, event with Books & Books Inc (7PM, Crowdcast)
• Bess Kalb, author of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, Just the Right Book Podcast Virtual Event with RJ Julia Booksellers (7pm, Zoom)
• AFROPUNK x PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE series featuring Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half (7PM, Instagram)
• Lisa Alther, author of Swan Song, and Marcy Dermansky, author of Very Nice, hosted by McNally Jackson (7PM, Zoom)
• Blue Willow Virtual Event: Jasmine Guillory, author of Party of Two, and Abbi Waxman, author of I Was Told It Would Get Easier (8PM, Zoom)

June 25

• Robert M. Gates, author of Exercise of Power, Virtual Washington Speakers Bureau event (2PM, YouTube)
• Discussion with Chanel Cleeton, author of The Last Train to Key West, hosted by East City Bookshop (6:30PM, Zoom)
• Connie Schultz, author of The Daughters of Erietown, with Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library (6:30PM, Facebook)
• Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning, event with Strand Book Store (7PM, Zoom)
• Nancy Thayer, author of Girls of Summer, event with Bethany Beach Books (7PM, Facebook)
• The Alignist event featuring Pitchaya Sudbanthad, author of Bangkok Wakes to Rain (7:30PM, Facebook)
• Ottessa Moshfegh, author of Death in Her Hands, in conversation with Ariel Levy hosted by Murmrr and Community Bookstore (7:30PM, Crowdcast)
• Roddy Doyle, author of Love, event (8PM, Facebook)
• Commonwealth Club of California: BoJack Horseman’s Raphael Bob-Waksberg, author of Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory (9PM, Zoom)

June 26

• The Writing Barn hosts Lisa Katzenberger, author of National Regular Average Ordinary Day (11AM, Event)
• Robert M. Gates, author of Exercise of Power, event with Virtual Chicago Council on Global Affairs (1PM, Zoom)
• Nancy Thayer, author of Girls of Summer, event with Browseabout Books & Lewes Public Library (5PM, Zoom)
• Harvard Book Store Virtual event featuring Roddy Doyle, author of Love, in conversation with John Freeman (5PM, Crowdcast)
• Debut Horror Showcase hosted by McNally Jackson featuring Rachel Harrison, author of The Return, Molly Pohlig, and Elisabeth Thomas (7PM, Zoom)
• Wes Moore, author of Five Days, in conversation with Michele Norris, hosted by Politics & Prose (7PM, Event)

June 27

• Spine & Vine reading and Q&A with Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half (3PM, Instagram)

June 28

• P&P Live! featuring Colin Woodard, author of Union (1PM, Zoom)
• Virtual Summer Reading Adventure at Carlsbad Library featuring Julie Clark, Richard Farrell, Kimmery Martin, Isla Morley, and Abbi Waxman (2PM, Zoom)