Highlights for News

Our Speakers on The New York Times Bestseller List for 7/23/17

The Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau is thrilled that each week many of our speakers are on <em>The New York Times</em> Bestseller List.

Plan “Take Your Kids to Work Day” with us!

Our roster of children’s authors and illustrators will kick off the day’s programming with engaging presentations featuring beloved characters, inclusive themes, and imaginative stories.

Speakers for Pride Month

Every June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, remembering and honoring the 1969 Stonewall riots. Today, as the fight for LGBTQ rights continues in the U.S. and...

Speakers for Veterans Day

This Veterans Day we’d like to invite you to discover some of the remarkable veterans and war historians we have on our roster.

Our Speakers for Students and Schools

With messages that resonate across age groups and with parents and educators, these dynamic speakers inspire new ideas and encourage dialogue within K-12 school communities, on topics including creativity, persistence,...

Speakers for Library Audiences

We love working with every type of library—school, public, academic and special—and the librarians whose hard work brings resources, research, and the next big book right to their readers.

Ken Segall on the Power of Simplicity

Complexity is a side effect of civilization—and that’s not necessarily a good thing. Having worked very closely with Steve Jobs—as his ad agency director at NeXT and Apple—Ken Segall has...

David Levithan: Beloved with Teen and Adult Readers

Beloved by both teen and adult readers, Levithan's novels are often characterized by strong LGBTQ characters and tackle a host of important coming-of-age issues.

Meet Nathan Hill: Debut Novelist of THE NIX

Nathan Hill’s debut as a published writer was fearless and bold. His book, The Nix, wowed critics nationwide and earned Hill comparisons to literary greats such as Thomas Pynchon and...