The Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau is a part of Penguin Random House, the world’s most global trade book publisher. The Speakers Bureau represents an unrivaled roster of speakers whose work is shaping national conversations—on and off the page.
We represent award-winners, bestsellers, and change-makers, including Ta-Nehisi Coates, Dr. Mona Hanna, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Priya Parker, Cheryl Strayed, Isabel Wilkerson, and Colson Whitehead. Our relationship with these speakers begins with the manuscript and continues well after the publication of the book, allowing us to know our speakers’ work intimately and customize events for our clients that move beyond standard scripts. Be it a community read or convocation, a medical conference or offsite retreat, our speakers take audiences beyond their everyday horizon.
Meet our Team
Our dedicated team of lecture professionals has a wealth of expertise working with corporations, colleges and universities, libraries, non-profit organizations, and conferences. Whether virtual or in-person, we are passionate about helping clients create the perfect event.








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Our Publishers & Partners
The Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau builds upon the relationships established by editorial, publicity, and marketing experts in our company’s publishing groups and their imprints. All Speakers Bureau agents are in direct and regular contact with our publishing groups to ensure our efforts are concerted and complementary.
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Alfred A. Knopf was founded in 1915 and has long been known as a publisher of distinguished hardcover fiction and nonfiction. Among the Knopf Doubleday authors represented by the Speakers Bureau are: Jennifer Egan, Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, Cheryl Strayed, Colson Whitehead, and Lawrence Wright.
Penguin Group
Penguin Group (USA) LLC is one of the leading U.S. adult and children’s trade book publishers, owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Viking, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, The Penguin Press, Riverhead Books, Dutton, Penguin Books, Berkley Books, Gotham Books, Portfolio, New American Library, Blue Rider Press, Plume, Tarcher, Philomel, Grosset & Dunlap, Puffin, and Frederick Warne, among others. Among the Penguin authors represented by the Speakers Bureau are: Ron Chernow, Brit Bennett, Lauren Groff, Scott Galloway, and Priya Parker.
Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Young Readers is a division of the Penguin Group (USA) LLC and publishes books from birth to young adults. The group publishes bestselling and award-winning fiction and nonfiction books from classic authors and illustrators as well as licensed properties. The Speakers Bureau represents numerous speakers from this division, including National Book Award winner Sabaa Tahir, acclaimed artist Oliver Jeffers, and internationally bestselling author Ruta Sepetys.
Random House Children’s Books
Random House Children’s Books is the world’s largest English-language children’s trade book publisher. Creating books for preschool children through young adult readers, Random House Children’s Books brings together award-winning authors and illustrators, world-famous franchise characters, and multimillion-copy series. Among the Random House Children’s Books authors represented by the Speakers Bureau are: R.J. Palacio and Markus Zusak.
Random House Publishing Group
Random House had its origins in 1925 when Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer acquired a line of classics and contemporary American works called The Modern Library from publisher Horace Liveright. Among the Random House authors represented by the Speakers Bureau are: Ed Catmull, Dr. Mona Hanna, Eric Holder, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, and Isabel Wilkerson.
Education Sales & Marketing
The Penguin Random House Education department builds the bridge between our authors and academic institutions across the U.S. Whether for public lectures or as part of popular common reading programs widespread around the country, the Education team works closely with the Speakers Bureau to arrange author visits, giving students at high schools, colleges and universities a unique opportunity to interact with authors.
Library Marketing
The library has always been a destination for people who are interested in discussing books, a venue for author visits and for other cultural and humanities programs. The Penguin Random House Library Marketing teams are an important partner for book groups and libraries working to spark lively discussions in their community, and they work closely with the Speakers Bureau to arrange unforgettable lecture events.
Special Markets
The Penguin Random House Special Markets/Premium Sales team works with corporations, marketers, and agencies on sales of books for promotional purposes. Offering an unrivaled diversity of titles and subjects, the Premium Sales group offers unique opportunities to customize, excerpt or reformat books to fit different companies and occasions. Book sales are an integral part of all events organized by the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau, and the collaboration with our Premium Sales team makes our offer to clients especially unique.