Random House Speakers Bureau

Lori Ettlinger Gross on Martha

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:34:44 -0500

Lori Ettlinger Gross, author of Brooches: Timeless Adornment, will be on The Martha Stewart Show on Monday, February 8th at 11 am EST on NBC. Tune in to watch Lori display some of the most romantic jewelry from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, just in time for Valentine's Day!

To book Lori, a leading jewelry historian and editor, for your next event, please call 212-572-2013 or email rhspeakers@randomhouse.com.

JOKER ONE and THE FOREVER WAR Among "The Best Military Books of the Decade"

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:52:42 -0500

Donovan Campbell's affecting military memoir, Joker One, and Dexter Filkins' award-winning book, The Forever War, were named as two of "The Best Military Books of the Decade" by Military Times.

To book Donovan Campbell and/or Dexter Filkins for your next event, please call us at 212-572-2013 or email us at rhspeakers@randomhouse.com.

Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres Joins the RHSB

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:13:33 -0500

We are thrilled to have recently added 5-time Olympic swimmer, Dara Torres, to our ever-growing roster.

Torres, who won three silver medals at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, is the author of Age is Just a Number. In it, Torres discusses her Olympic comeback as a new mother at the age of forty-one. Her next book, Gold Medal Fitness, a memoir about staying fit and pursuing your dreams, will be available in May.

Torres is excited to share her inspirational message with the world, and Women's Empowerment and The Olympic Experience are only two of her many topics. To book Torres for your next event, please call 212-572-2013 or email us at rhspeakers@randomhouse.com.

Dr. Roberta Lee Joins the Random House Speakers Bureau

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:36:13 -0500

We are proud to announce that Dr. Roberta Lee, author of the upcoming book, The SuperStress Solution, is now available for speaking engagements. Dr. Lee is the vice chair of the Departments of Integrative Medicine, director of Continuing Medical Education, and co-director of the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel's Continuum Center for Health and Healing at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. A graduate of George Washington University, Dr. Lee is one of the four graduates in the first class from the Program of Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona conducted by Andrew Weil, M.D.

Dr. Lee speaks on a variety of topics, including repairing the harmful effects of stress on our overstimulating lifestyles and using nature's secret stress remedies to our benefit. For more on Dr. Lee, The SuperStress Solution, or to take a quiz to find out your stress type, please visit her website. To book Dr. Lee, please call us at 212-572-2013, or email us at rhspeakers@randomhouse.com.

T.J. Stiles Wins the National Book Award

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:09:09 -0500

Congratulations to T.J. Stiles, author of The First Tycoon, who recently won the National Book Award in the Nonfiction category for his superb biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt. This sweeping, authoritative work is the first comprehensive account of the Commodore's personal life.

Edwidge Danticat becomes a MacArthur Fellow!

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:37:38 -0500

Edwidge Danticat, author of Brother, I'm Dying; Breath, Eyes, Memory; and several other titles, just won a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, nicknamed the "Genius Award". This prestigious honor comes with a $500,000 prize and was awarded to 24 winners this year, including painter Rackstraw Downes and writer Deborah Eisenberg. The Miami Herald has an article on Danticat's win here.

If you would like to book her for a speaking engagement, please call 212-572-2013.

Bjorn Lomborg's Climate Conference Results

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:00:04 -0500

Bjorn Lomborg, author of Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming and director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, arranged some of the world's top economists to find the best solutions for global warming. View the results here.

Gwyneth Cravens Promotes Nuclear Energy

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:23:57 -0500

Gwyneth Cravens, author of Power to Save the World, promotes the use of nuclear energy in The Denver Post, saying "uranium could power one person's electrical needs for a lifetime and leave a volume of waste only the size of a soda can." Senators Mark Udall and John McCain are in agreement and are currently pushing for it to become a viable alternate energy source to help check global warming.

North Carolina Literary Festival

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:58:17 -0500

If you're in the area (and even if you aren't), definitely make plans to stop by the North Carolina Literary Festival Sept. 10-13 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. More than 100 authors, including Rick Bragg and Elizabeth Strout, will be making appearances. For more information, please visit the festival site: http://www.ncliteraryfestival.org/

Tom Vanderbilt on the Bicycle Parking Dilemma

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:50:47 -0500

What would encourage you to bike more to work? Tom Vanderbilt's answer? Decent parking. In Slate, Vanderbilt discusses the issue with the same keen, fascinating and observant eye to detail that he uses in his recent book, Traffic.

Donovan Campbell Joins the RHSB

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:18:09 -0500

Donovan Campbell, the author of the New York Times bestselling book, Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood, is now available to speak at your events! Campbell is a decorated military officer and Fortune 500 executive, and he has spoken at Harvard Business School, the Air Force Academy and Wake Forest University, to name a few. Campbell currently works at PepsiCo, and he is based in Dallas, TX.

James Ellroy's Newsweek article

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:45:53 -0500

James Ellroy pens a hauntingly sad, yet wise article for Newsweek's "True Crime Week". Ellroy's newest novel, Blood's A Rover, will be published in September.

Welcome, Lisa See!

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:30:40 -0500

We are pleased to announce that Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of Shanghai Girls, Peony in Love and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is available to speak at your events! In addition to being a bestselling author, the multi-faceted See has written a libretto for the Los Angeles Opera based on On Gold Mountain and has served as guest-curator for an exhibit on the Chinese-American experience for the Smithsonian. See has spoken at a wide array of events and venues all over the country. Yours could be the next!

Judith Jones Profiled in The Globe and Mail

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:10:48 -0500

The Globe and Mail features the legendary speaker, editor and author Judith Jones, known for working with luminaries such as Julia Child, Langston Hughes, and John Updike. Included are her views on today's cooking scene and on how swimming saved her life.

Gay Talese article in the NYT

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:17:04 -0500

In case you missed it, visit the New York Times to read Gay Talese's article, "Once Around the Island with Gay Talese". While aboard a Circle Line Boat Tour, Talese takes you on a brief journey through New York's past, sprinkled with tales of his own upbringing and why he has an aversion to water. The article was published July 2, 2009.