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Yeonmi Park

Yeonmi Park is a human rights activist who was born in North Korea. She escaped as a teenager with her family and now works to bring attention to the horrors of the political oppression in her home country. Park has written In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom. She lives in Seoul, South Korea, and Washington, DC.

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Videos from the 2024 First-Year Experience® Conference are now available

We’re pleased to share videos from the 2024 First-Year Experience® Conference. Whether you weren’t able to join us 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 Breakfast Monday, February 19th, 7:15 – 8:45 am PST This event

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Videos from the 2017 First-Year Experience® Conference Are Now Available

  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

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