JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, WITH TAIKA AND FRIENDS

Roald Dahl teams up with Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Taika Waititi to present “James And The Giant Peach, With Taika And Friends”! This fundraising story-telling series will be told in 10 installments and will be released on the Roald Dahl YouTube channel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm EST / 10 am PST.  

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Knopf Doubleday Virtual Update (though 6/5/2020)

JOIN THE KNOPF DOUBLEDAY PUBLISHING GROUP NEXT WEEK:   TODAY: THURSDAY, MAY 28 #ShelfCare: Your photos of (or favorite merch from) a beloved Indie bookstore go up today! Post along with us by tagging your imprint of choice and using #ShelfCare – don’t forget to check our Instagram stories on Doubleday, Knopf, and Vintage/Anchor throughout the day. Thank you everyone who submitted!

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RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS TO PUBLISH DEBUT PICTURE BOOK FROM EMME MUÑIZ

Lord Help Me is slated for publication on September 29, 2020 Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will publish the debut picture book from Emme Muñiz, the 12-year-old singer and daughter of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, titled LORD HELP ME. The book will be released simultaneously in English

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EXTENDED! Mondays with Michelle Obama

Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books, and PBS KIDS today announced a special collaboration with former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, in support of the recently announced “Read Together, Be Together” Penguin Random House literacy initiative and PBS KIDS’ “Read-Along” effort on Facebook and YouTube. On Monday, April 20, at 12

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Watch the Netflix Original Documentary Becoming

A Netflix Original Production in association with Higher Ground Productions, Becoming is an intimate look into the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama during a moment of profound change, not only for her personally but for the country she and her husband served over eight impactful years in the White House. The film offers a

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Penguin Virtual Events (through 6/6/2020)

Please check out below for Penguin’s virtual events next week!! Saturday, 5/30 at 5:00pm EST: Politics & Prose bookstore hosts Anthony DePalma, author of The Cubans. Join via Crowdcast. Saturday, 5/30 at 6:00pm EST/3:00pm PST: Vroman’s Bookstore hosts Jennifer Steil, author of Exile Music, and Janet Fitch.  Join via Crowdcast. Saturday, 5/30 at 6:00pm EST:

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