If you were one of the many in attendance at the First-Year Experience® conference in Atlanta this past February, you might have joined us at one of our events showcasing authors and books ideal for common reading. If you or your colleagues didn’t make it, or if you would like to watch the talks again, we now invite you to check out the video clips below.
Penguin/Knopf Author Dinner
Saturday, February 11, 2017
The annual Penguin/Knopf dinner featured Colson Whitehead (The Underground Railroad) and Garrard Conley (Boy Erased).
Colson Whitehead, author of The Underground Railroad
Link: http://tiny.cc/WhiteheadFYE17
Garrard Conley, author of Boy Erased
Link: http://tiny.cc/ConleyFYE17
Learning to Listen, Listening to Learn
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Dion Graham, narrator of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Rebecca Campbell, Professor of Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona University
Cheryl Herman, Marketing Director, Penguin Random House Audio
Almost 50% of a college student’s day is spent in some form of listening, but little instruction on effective listening is taught in college. This session focused on both learning how to listen and how to use listening as an important strategy for learning. It also explored the rising popularity of audiobooks and podcasts amongst college students and a variety of ways to incorporate audio in and out of the classroom.
Link: http://tiny.cc/FYEAudio17
Penguin Author Luncheon
Sunday, February 12
Ken Ilgunas, author of Trespassing Across America: One Man’s Epic, Never-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland
Link: http://tiny.cc/TrespassingFYE17
Yeonmi Park, author of In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom
Link: http://tiny.cc/ParkFYE17
Tom Rinaldi, author of The Red Bandanna: A Life. A Choice. A Legacy.
Link: http://tiny.cc/RinaldiFYE17
Brit Bennett, author of The Mothers: A Novel
Link: http://tiny.cc/BennettFYE17
Cocktails & Conversations
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Sybrina Fulton & Tracy Martin, authors of Rest In Power, joined Brit Bennett, author of The Mothers, to discuss social justice, black lives matter, and the life of Trayvon Martin.
Link: To Come
FYE 2017 Author Luncheon
Monday, February 13, 2017
The annual Random House Author Luncheon included Matthew Desmond (Evicted), Shaka Senghor (Writing my Wrongs), Dave Isay (Callings), and Wayne & Nicole Maines (Becoming Nicole).
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted
Link: http://tiny.cc/DesmondVidFYE17
Shaka Senghor, author of Writing My Wrongs
Link: http://tiny.cc/ShakaVidFYE17
Link: http://tiny.cc/IsayFYE17
Wayne & Nicole Maines, featured in Becoming Nicole
Link: http://tiny.cc/MainesFYE17
