Staff Picks

Holiday Picks from Our Employee Ambassadors

Holiday Picks from Our Employee Ambassadors

If you’re looking for the best book recommendations, you go to the experts. And who could be more expert than Penguin Random House employees? No one, that’s who. You can entrust your holiday gifting to our lovely employee ambassadors: satisfaction guaranteed.

Plus, when you shop with us, your gift goes even further. For every book you buy, we’ll donate one to We Need Diverse Books, a non-profit whose mission is to put more diverse books into the hands of all children. 

P.S. For even more recommendations, browse our holiday gift guide!

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Create Your Own Calm by Meera Lee Patel
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By Meera Lee Patel
Paperback $ 16.00
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A Promised Land by Barack Obama
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A Promised Land
By Barack Obama
Paperback $ 25.00
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The Purpose of Power by Alicia Garza
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By Alicia Garza
Paperback $ 18.00
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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
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By Richard Osman
Paperback $ 18.00
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Everything's Trash, But It's Okay by Phoebe Robinson
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By Phoebe Robinson
Paperback $ 16.00
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Cravings by Chrissy Teigen, Adeena Sussman
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By Chrissy Teigen and Adeena Sussman
Hardcover $ 29.99
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Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
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Miss Benson's Beetle
By Rachel Joyce
Paperback $ 18.00
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Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo
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Ties That Tether
By Jane Igharo
Paperback $ 16.00
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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
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By Brit Bennett
Paperback $ 18.00
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Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition) by Bryan Stevenson
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Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition)
By Bryan Stevenson
Paperback $ 17.00
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Choose Joy by Ink & Willow
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Choose Joy
By Ink & Willow
Adult Coloring Book $ 14.99
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Whatever Is Lovely by WaterBrook, Ink & Willow
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Whatever Is Lovely
By WaterBrook and Ink & Willow
Adult Coloring Book $ 14.99
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The Archer by Paulo Coelho
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The Archer
By Paulo Coelho
Hardcover $ 22.00
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Eat a Peach by David Chang, Gabe Ulla
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Eat a Peach
By David Chang and Gabe Ulla
Paperback $ 17.99
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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
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Homegoing
By Yaa Gyasi
Paperback $ 18.00
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The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
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The Great Believers
By Rebecca Makkai
Paperback $ 19.00
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The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
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The Evening and the Morning
By Ken Follett
Paperback $ 22.00
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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Jane Eyre
By Charlotte Bronte
Hardcover $ 27.00
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Carry by Toni Jensen
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Carry
By Toni Jensen
Paperback $ 20.00
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The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
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By Akwaeke Emezi
Paperback $ 18.00
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Antiracist Baby Picture Book by Ibram X. Kendi
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Antiracist Baby Picture Book
By Ibram X. Kendi
Hardcover $ 10.99
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Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
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Royal Holiday
By Jasmine Guillory
Paperback $ 17.00
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Beach Read by Emily Henry
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Beach Read
By Emily Henry
Paperback $ 16.00
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Know My Name by Chanel Miller
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Know My Name
By Chanel Miller
Paperback $ 19.00
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How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
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How to Be an Antiracist
By Ibram X. Kendi
Paperback $ 18.99
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Untamed: Reese's Book Club by Glennon Doyle
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By Glennon Doyle
Hardcover $ 28.00
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Sex and Vanity: A GMA Book Club Pick by Kevin Kwan
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By Kevin Kwan
Paperback $ 17.00
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Dear Girls by Ali Wong
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Dear Girls
By Ali Wong
Paperback $ 18.00
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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
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The Nickel Boys
By Colson Whitehead
Paperback $ 16.00
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Know My Name by Chanel Miller
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Know My Name
By Chanel Miller
Paperback $ 19.00
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Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz
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Dessert Person
By Claire Saffitz
Hardcover $ 35.00
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Old World Italian by Mimi Thorisson
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Old World Italian
By Mimi Thorisson
Hardcover $ 40.00
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The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2) by Philip Pullman
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By Philip Pullman
Paperback $ 15.99
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Dark Age by Pierce Brown
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Dark Age
By Pierce Brown
Paperback $ 18.99
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The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick by Matt Haig
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The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
By Matt Haig
Paperback $ 18.00
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Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
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Olive, Again
By Elizabeth Strout
Paperback $ 18.00
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