Our Second
Penguin Random House Book & Author Festival
Thursday, December 9th, 2021

Join Penguin Random House, Library Journal, and School Library Journal on December 9th for our second free, day-long virtual book and author festival as we celebrate librarians everywhere!

Here’s a peek at just half of our fantastic speaker lineup! So many authors we need two announcements!

Keynote Speakers

Susan Cain
Bittersweet

Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
Recognize!

Marlon James
Moon Witch, Spider King

Kwame Mbalia
Black Boy Joy

Lisa Scottoline
What Happened to the Bennetts

Adriana Trigiani
The Good Left Undone

Panel Speakers

Aamina Ahmad
The Return of Faraz Ali

Samira Ahmed
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know

Tanorria Askew
Staples + 5

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
When We Were Birds

Tracey Baptiste
Because Claudette

Ruth Behar
Tía Fortuna's New Home

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 
Yinka, Where Is Your Husband?

Chris Bohjalian
The Lioness

Natasha Bowen
Skin of the Sea

Geraldine Brooks
Horse

P. C. Cast
Into The Mist

Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry

Benjamin Gilmer
The Other Dr. Gilmer

Eric Kim 
Korean American

Sarah Manguso
Very Cold People

Rick Martínez
Mi Cocina

Lauren McBrayer
Like a House on Fire

Liz Michalski 
Darling Girl

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