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Virtual Events With Fiona Davis, Nate Marshall, and More

As we stay indoors during uncertain times, we’re staying connected with each other and the stories and authors who inspire us. We’re compiling the virtual Penguin Random House book events, author Q&A’s and more that are happening each week (EST), and will be updating this page daily. Even if you miss an event streaming live, please check back here and watch the recordings.

See events that took place 3/23-3/29, 3/30-4/5, 4/6-4/12, 4/13-4/19, 4/20-5/3, 5/4-5/17, 5/18-5/31, 6/1-6/14, 6/15-6/28, 6/29-7/12, 7/13-7/26, and 7/27-8/9.

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August 10

• Fergus M. Bordewich, author of Congress at War, event with Maine Historical Society Event (6PM, Zoom)
• Aimee Bender, author of The Butterfly Lampshade, Warwick’s Couchsurfing Reading Tour with Liz & Lisa (6PM, Zoom)
• Lisa Donovan, author of Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger, in conversation with Kim Severson with the Atlanta History Center (7PM, Zoom)
• T Jefferson Parker virtual event to discuss Then She Vanished (8PM, Event)
• Fiona Davis, author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, in conversation with Ashley Hasty (8PM, Facebook)

August 11

• Tina Cho, author of The Ocean Calls, in-conversation with illustrator Jess X. Snow (1PM, Facebook)
• Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning, event with Northshire Bookstore (5PM, Zoom)
• Bank Square Books event featuring Ace Atkins, author of The Revelators (6:30PM, Crowdcast)
• Live with Rebecca Watson, author of little scratch, and Miranda Popkey (7PM, Zoom)
• Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of Fighting Words, launch event with Parnassus Books (7PM, Facebook)
• Books & Books presents: A Virtual Evening with Meg Cabot and Emily Henry, author of Beach Read (7PM, Crowdcast)
• Discussion with Nicholas A. Basbanes, author of Cross of Snow (7PM, Event)
• Two Writers Talking: Politics & Law with Jeffrey Toobin, author of True Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Wolf Blitzer (7:30PM, Zoom)
• Sarah Chayes, author of On Corruption in America event with Politics and Prose P&P Live! (8PM, Zoom)
• Random House Virtual Events: Big Ideas Night featuring Sarah Posner, Eddie Glaude Jr., Gerald F. Seib, and John Dickerson (8PM, Zoom)

August 12

• Nancy Thorndike Greenspan, author of Atomic Spy discussion (5PM, Zoom)
• Robert Reich, author of The System, event with World Affairs Council of Greater Houston (6PM, Zoom)
• Susan Minot, author of Why I Don’t Write, in conversation with Elizabeth Strout (7PM, Event)
• Suzanne Rindell in conversation with Fiona Davis, author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue (8PM, Event)
• Amy Bloom, Lisa Lucas, Connie Schultz, and Preet Bharara play STET!, hosted by Benjamin Dreyer (8PM, Zoom)
• Lisa Donovan, author of Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger, in conversation with Lois Eric Elie (8PM, Facebook)
• Night Sky Reading – Poems by Joanna Klink, author of The Nightfields (8:30PM, Zoom)

August 13

• Fiona Davis, author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, event with Brielle Public Library, hosted by BookTowne (6:30PM, Zoom)
• Sarah Chayes, author of On Corruption in America event with Porter Square Books (7PM, Crowdcast)
• Rebecca Watson, author of little scratch event (7PM, Zoom)
• Book Club Discussion with Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half (8PM, Instagram)
• At Home with Literati: Aimee Bender, author of The Butterfly Lampshade, and Claire Vaye Watkins (8PM, Zoom)
• One World Ideas x Action: Nate Marshall, author of Finna, and Morgan Parker in conversation with One World Senior Editor Nicole Counts (8PM, Zoom)

August 14

• T Jefferson Parker, author of Then She Vanished, in Conversation with Barbara DeMarco Barrett at Laguna Beach Books (5PM, Zoom)

August 16

• Book Passage event featuring Christine Montross in conversation with Sussanah Cahalan (7PM, Zoom)
• WHAT NOW: AN ANTIRACIST TEACH-IN with Ibram X. Kendi and Isabel Wilkerson (8PM, Zoom)

August 17

• “Sharing Sikh Stories: Creating a Kinder World Through Diverse Children’s Literature” with Simran Jeet Singh, Supriya Kelkar, and Raakhee Mirchandani (2PM, Zoom)
• Event with Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy (4PM, Zoom)
• SLCL Presents Aimee Bender, author of The Butterfly Lampshade (8PM, Facebook)
• WHAT NOW: AN ANTIRACIST TEACH-IN with Ibram X. Kendi and Bryan Stevenson (8PM, Zoom)

August 18

• David Joy discusses When These Mountains Burn (6PM, Zoom)
• Sarah Chayes, author of On Corruption in America, event with Midtown Scholar Bookstore (7PM, Crowdcast)
• Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning, event with Sturgis Library (7PM, Zoom)
• Virtual “Couch Surfing Book Tour” event featuring Clare Mackintosh, author of After the End (7PM, Event)
• Nnedi Okorafor, author of Ikenga, in conversation with Tochi Onyebuchi (7PM, Crowdcast)
• Authors Uncovered presents Karen Rose, author of Say No More (8PM, Crowdcast)
• The Loft Literary Center & Magers and Quinn Bookstore conversation with Curtis Sittenfeld (8PM, Zoom)
• Kiley Reid, author of Such a Fun Age discussion (8PM, Zoom)
• P&P Live!: Chanel Miller, author of Know My Name, in conversation with Rebecca Solnit (8PM,
• WHAT NOW: AN ANTIRACIST TEACH-IN with Ibram X. Kendi and Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (8PM, Zoom)

August 19

• NEW AMERICA presents Sara Hendren, author of What Can a Body Do?, in conversation with Forest Young (12PM, Zoom)
• Fiona Davis, author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, event with Lewes Library, hosted by Browse about Books (5PM, Zoom)
• Kent Russell, author of In the Land of Good Living, in conversation with Craig Pittman (6PM, Event)
• Nnedi Okorafor, author of Ikenga, in conversation with Mahogany Books co-owner Derrick Young (7PM, Crowdcast)
• Atlanta Audubon + Eagle Eye Books: Birds and Beers featuring David Sibley, author of What It’s Like to Be a Bird (7PM, Event)
• Bianca Marais, author of If You Want to Make God Laugh, in conversation with Jamise Harper (7PM, Instagram)
• Chanel Miller, author of Know My Name, in conversation with Ilana Glazer with Books Are Magic (7PM, Zoom)
• Books & Books Event featuring Sarah Chayes, author of On Corruption in America (7PM, Crowdcast)
• Apostle Island Booksellers event featuring Peter Geye, author of Northernmost (8PM, Zoom)
• WHAT NOW: AN ANTIRACIST TEACH-IN with Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo (8:15PM, Zoom)
• David Joy discusses When These Mountains Burn (9PM, Facebook)

August 20

• Discussion between Jayne Ann Krentz and Laura Griffin (5PM, Facebook)
• Robert Reich, author of The System, event with Virtual Politics & Prose (6PM, Zoom)
• Nnedi Okorafor, author of Ikenga, in conversation with Mishel Williams (6PM, Crowdcast)
• Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning, event with Aesops Fable Book Shop (7PM, Zoom)
• Little City Books event featuring David Sibley, author of What It’s Like to Be a Bird (7PM, Event)
• Magic City Books Event featuring Sarah Chayes, author of On Corruption in America (8PM, Zoom)
• Murder By the Book event featuring David Joy, author of When These Mountains Burn (8PM, Facebook)
• WHAT NOW: AN ANTIRACIST TEACH-IN with Ibram X. Kendi and Brit Bennett (8PM, Zoom)

August 21

• Book Your Summer Live: Reddit Ask Me Anything with Alice Wong, author of Disability Visibility (10:30AM, Reddit)
• Book Your Summer Live: Writing Wisdom Panel featuring Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Robert Jones Jr., Jasmine Guillory, and Sabaa Tahir (7:30PM, Zoom)
• WHAT NOW: AN ANTIRACIST TEACH-IN with Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds (8PM, Zoom)

August 22

• Book Your Summer Live: Reddit Ask Me Anything with True Crime Authors featuring Maureen Callahan, Amaryllis Fox, Dr. Lee Mellor, and Ariel Sabar (4:30PM, Reddit)
• Discussion between Miranda James, author of Cat Me If You Can, and Hannah Dennison (5:30PM, Facebook)
• Books Passage event featuring Susan Minot, author of Why I Don’t Write, in conversation with Jordan Pavlin (7PM, Event)
• WHAT NOW: AN ANTIRACIST TEACH-IN with Ibram X. Kendi and Angie Thomas (8PM, Zoom)

August 23

• Books Passage event featuring featuring David Sibley, author of What It’s Like to Be a Bird (7PM, Event)