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 29
- Random House Virtual Events: Happy Hour with John deBary, author of Drink What You Want (5PM, Instagram Live)
- North Carolina Debut Panel hosted by Malaprop’s Bookstore: Lora Beth Johnson, author of Goddess in the Machine, in conversation with four other debut YA authors (6PM, Zoom)
- Red Ballon Books: Virtual launch party for My Eyes Are Up Here written by Laura Zimmermann in-conversation with partner Joy McCullough (6:30 PM, Zoom)
- Penguin Presents: Steven Rowley, author of The Editor, and Camille Perri, author of When Katie Met Cassidy (7PM, Instagram Live)
- Odyssey Bookshop presents Megha Majumdar, author A Burning (7PM, Zoom)
- Politics and Prose Live! David Shimer, author of Rigged, in conversation with Timothy Snyder (7PM, Crowdcast)
- Maria Konnikova in conversation with Erik Larson about her new book The Biggest Bluff (7 PM, Zoom)
- Miami Book Fair: A virtual evening with Ottessa Moshfegh discussing Death in Her Hands, moderated by Cristina Nosti (7:30PM, Crowdcast)
- Live Discussion with Chanel Cleeton, author of The Last Train to Key West hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop (8 PM, Facebook Live)
- Murder by the Book: Virtual Event with Leah Konen, author of All the Broken People (8PM, Facebook Live)
- Poisoned Pen Presents: Riley Sager discusses Home Before Dark (8PM, Facebook Live)
June 30
- Bookshop Santa Cruz and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks present Jennifer Ackerman‘s new book The Bird Way (5PM, Zoom)
- Bush School of Government and Public Service present Robert M. Gates, author of Exercise of Power (6:30PM, Event)
- Midtown Scholar Bookstore: A discussion with bestselling authors Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning, Madeline Miller, and Kathryn Budig (7PM, Crowdcast)
- Politics & Prose Live! Colson Whitehead discusses The Nickel Boys (7PM, Crowdcast)
- At Home with Literati: Sophie Mackintosh, author of Blue Ticket, in conversation with Maris Kreizman (7PM, Zoom)
- Wellesley Books: Chris Bohjalian, author of The Red Lotus, and Laura Zigman (7PM, Zoom)
- Launch Party for Goddess in the Machine, by Lora Beth Johnson hosted by Main Street Books (7PM, Zoom)
- The Green Space Book Club Series with Alison Stewart discusses The Glass Hotel with author Emily St. John Mandel (7PM, YouTube)
- Belmont Books: Virtual event with Sarah Hogle, author of You Deserve Each Other (7PM, Zoom)
- Paranussus Books Present David Bell, author of in The Request, conversation with Samantha Downing (7PM, Facebook Live)
- Random House Book Club June Happy Hour with Afia Atakora, author of Conjure Women (7:30 PM, Zoom)
- Murder by the Book: Riley Sager discusses Home Before Dark with Crime by the Book’s Abby Endler (7:30PM, Zoom)
- The Book People: Lara Prescott discusses The Secrets We Kept (8PM, Zoom)
- Chevalier’s Books: Steven Rowley discusses his new book The Editor with Christina Clancy (10PM, Zoom)
July 1
- East End Books: Steven Rowley discusses his new book The Editor (5PM, Zoom)
- Square Books Jr: Lora Beth Johnson, author of Goddess in the Machine, in conversation Teen First coordinator Sami (6PM, Instagram Live)
- Books Are Magic: Jasmine Guillory discusses Party of Two, Black romance, and the female gaze with Bim Adewunmi and Nichole Perkins, hosts of Thirst Aid Kit podcast ( 7PM, Zoom)
- Two Writers Talking: Fiction with Kevin Kwan, author of Sex and Vanity, and J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Friends and Strangers (7PM, Zoom)
- Bank Square Books: Colson Whitehead discusses The Nickel Boys (7PM, Crowdcast)
- Magic City Books: Lara Prescott discusses The Secrets We Kept with Jeff Martin (8PM, Zoom)
July 2
- Greenlight Bookstore Virtual Reopening: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jennifer Egan, Nathan Englander, Lev Grossman, Min Jin Lee, Jonathan Lethem, Jia Tolentino, Colson Whitehead, and more (7:30PM, Zoom)
July 3
- CuriOdyssey presents Kate Bieberdorf, author of Kate the Chemist (8:30PM, Facebook Live)