Register for the Penguin Random House 2022 Fall Common Reading Virtual Author Event!

By Luis Diaz | October 14 2022 | College & University Reads

Penguin Random House Common Reading Virtual Author Events 

November 11th, 2022

Click Here to RSVP

Penguin Random House Education would like to invite you to attend our Fall Virtual Author Event for Common Reading, which will take place on November 11th, 2022, from 1:00-2:00 pm ET (10:00-11:00 am PT) featuring live presentations by David McRaney, Carmen Rita Wong, Jordan Salama, and Corban Addison talking about their new books.

 

By filling out the RSVP form, you will secure your spot for the event, as well as receive digital access to each of the authors’ books in advance of the event.

 

Please feel free to forward this invitation to any colleagues involved in your Common Reading program.

How Minds Change
How Minds Change
The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
David McRaney
9780593190296
The 2022 Porchlight Marketing and Sales Book of the YearA brain-bending investigation of why some people never change their minds—and others do in an instant—by the bestselling author of You Are Not So Smart
Hardcover
Every Day The River Changes
Every Day The River Changes
Four Weeks Down the Magdalena
Jordan Salama
9781646221615
An exhilarating travelogue for a new generation about a journey along Colombia’s Magdalena River, exploring life by the banks of a majestic river now at risk, and how a country recovers from conflict. "Richly observed." —Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book Review
Paperback
Wastelands
Wastelands
The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
Corban Addison
9780593320822
The once idyllic coastal plain of North Carolina is home to a close-knit, rural community that for more than a generation has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming taking place in its own backyard. After years of frustration and futility, an impassioned cadre of local residents, led by a team of intrepid and dedicated lawyers, filed a lawsuit against one of the world’s most powerful companies—and, miraculously, they won.
Hardcover

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