Register for the 2019 Penguin Random House First-Year Experience® Conference Author Events!

By Kayleigh Voss | October 22 2018 | College & University Reads

 Penguin Random House Author Events at the 38th Annual First-Year Experience® Conference

Las Vegas, NV, February 16-19, 2019

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Clemantine Wamariya

Casey Gerald

Abdi Nor Iftin

Scott Harrison

Zachary Wood

Educated
Educated
A Memoir
Tara Westover
978-0-399-59050-4
Selected for common reading at: 
Hardcover
A Place for Us
A Place for Us
A Novel
Fatima Farheen Mirza
978-1-5247-6355-8
The inaugural acquisition for SJP for Hogarth, A Place for Us is a masterful portrait of a family caught between two cultures, and a resonant story of faith, tradition, identity, and belonging from a gifted young storyteller.
Hardcover
Not Quite Not White
Not Quite Not White
Losing and Finding Race in America
Sharmila Sen
978-0-14-313138-0
"Captivating... [a] heartfelt account of how newcomers carve a space for themselves in the melting pot of America."--Publishers WeeklyA first-generation immigrant's "intimate, passionate look at race in America" (Viet Thanh Nguyen), an American's journey into the heart of not-whiteness.
Paperback
SHOUT
SHOUT
Laurie Halse Anderson
978-0-670-01210-7
A New York Times bestseller and one of 2019's best-reviewed books, a poetic memoir and call to action from the award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!
Hardcover
Age 14 and up
Grade 9 & Up
Thirst
Thirst
A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
Scott Harrison
978-1-5247-6284-1
From the founder of the world-renowned nonprofit "charity: water," and one of Fast Company's "most creative people in business," a narrative about redemption, second chances, and the transformative power in all of us.
Hardcover
What the Eyes Don't See
What the Eyes Don't See
A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
Mona Hanna-Attisha
978-0-399-59085-6
A New York Times Notable Book
Paperback
Futureface
Futureface
A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging
Alex Wagner
978-0-8129-8750-8
Selected for common reading at Western Washington University                
Paperback
Uncensored
Uncensored
My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America
Zachary R. Wood
978-1-5247-4245-4
Rooted in his own powerful personal story, twenty-two-year-old Zachary Wood shares his dynamic perspective on free speech, race, and dissenting opinions--in a world that sorely needs to learn to listen.
Paperback
My Brother Moochie
My Brother Moochie
Regaining Dignity in the Face of Crime, Poverty, and Racism in the American South
Issac J. Bailey
978-1-59051-860-1
A rare first-person account that combines a journalist's skilled, objective reporting and insightful writing with the raw emotion of a younger brother's heart-felt testimony of what his own family went through for decades after his eldest brother killed a man, pleaded guilty, and received a sentence of life in prison
Hardcover
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