We’re pleased to share videos from the First-Year Experience® Conference held in San Antonio, TX this past February. If you weren’t able to join us for our author events at the conference, or would simply like to hear the talks again, please take a moment to view the clips below.
Penguin Random House Author Dinner
Saturday, February 10, 2018 | 7.45 pm – 9.30 pm
This event featured authors Omar El Akkad (AMERICAN WAR), Lauren Markham (THE FAR AWAY BROTHERS), and Imbolo Mbue (BEHOLD THE DREAMERS), as well as editor John Freeman (TALES OF TWO AMERICAS).
View the video clips below:
Omar El Akkad, author of AMERICAN WAR: A NOVEL (Vintage), speaks about his book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/pa8zsy
Imbolo Mbue, author of BEHOLD THE DREAMERS: A NOVEL (Random House), speaks about her book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/rb8zsy
Lauren Markham, author of THE FAR AWAY BROTHERS: TWO YOUNG MIGRANTS AND THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN LIFE (Crown), speaks about her book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/cs7zsy
John Freeman, editor of TALES OF TWO AMERICAS: STORIES OF INEQUALITY IN A DIVIDED NATION (Penguin Books), speaks about his book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/967zsy
Penguin Random House Author Lunch
Sunday, February 11, 2018 | 12.30 pm – 2.00 pm
This event featured authors Nate Blakeslee (AMERICAN WOLF), Francisco Cantú (THE LINE BECOMES A RIVER), Franklin Foer (WORLD WITHOUT MIND), and Yaa Gyasi (HOMEGOING).
View the video clips below:
Franklin Foer, author of WORLD WITHOUT MIND: THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT OF BIG TECH (Penguin Books), speaks about his book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/vm7zsy
Nate Blakeslee, author of AMERICAN WOLF: A TRUE STORY OF SURVIVAL AND OBSESSION IN THE WEST (Crown), speaks about his book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/no7zsy
Francisco Cantú, author of THE LINE BECOMES A RIVER: DISPATCHES FROM THE BORDER (Riverhead Books), speaks about his book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/fp7zsy
Yaa Gyasi, author of HOMEGOING: A NOVEL (Vintage), speaks about her book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/e67zsy
Cocktails & Conversation
Sunday, February 11, 2018 | 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm
Authors Jon Ronson (SO YOU’VE BEEN PUBLICLY SHAMED) and Andrea Petersen (ON EDGE) were present at this event. View the clips below:
Jon Ronson, author of SO YOU’VE BEEN PUBLICLY SHAMED (Riverhead Books), speaks about his book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/118zsy
Andrea Petersen, author of ON EDGE: A JOURNEY THROUGH ANXIETY (Crown), speaks about her book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/q38zsy
Penguin Random House Author Lunch
Monday, February 12, 2018 | 11.30 am – 1.15 pm
This event featured authors Lynsey Addario (IT’S WHAT I DO), Karan Mahajan (THE ASSOCIATION OF SMALL BOMBS), Maryn McKenna (BIG CHICKEN), and Joe Tone (BONES).
Lynsey Addario, author of IT’S WHAT I DO: A PHOTOGRAPHER’S LIFE OF LOVE AND WAR (Penguin Books), speaks about her book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/cta0sy
Karan Mahajan, author of THE ASSOCIATION OF SMALL BOMBS: A NOVEL (Penguin Books), speaks about his book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/278zsy
Maryn McKenna, author of BIG CHICKEN: THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF HOW ANTIBIOTICS CREATED MODERN AGRICULTURE AND CHANGED THE WAY THE WORLD EATS (National Geographic), speaks about her book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/b68zsy
Joe Tone, author of BONES: BROTHERS, HORSES, CARTELS, AND THE BORDERLAND DREAM (One World), speaks about his book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. View here: http://tiny.cc/ea9zsy
