Staff Picks: Katie Macleod’s Favorites
Hello! I’m Katie, a Marketing and Publicity Assistant here at Penguin Random House. As a child growing up on a small Scottish island, books were a huge part of my life, which is why I love working to get great books into the hands of readers now. At work, I promote practical non-fiction, lifestyle, and self-help books at the Avery and TarcherPerigee imprints, and at home, while I’ll always have soft spot for a good rom com, I’ll read just about anything – and then recommend it over on Instagram at @katiecleod!
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Add to BookshelfPeek-a-Boo
by Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg
Peek-a-Boo! (published as Peepo! in the U.K., where I’m from), is the first book I remember reading. It was one of my favorites as a toddler, and I now give this lovely children’s board book as a gift to every newborn I know.
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On Beauty
by Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith’s re-imagining of the plot of Howards End drew me to this award-winning novel initially, but the incredible writing and characters of On Beauty kept me reading—and ultimately made this one of my all-time favorite books.
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Next Year in Havana: Reese’s Book Club
by Chanel Cleeton
Women’s fiction and historical fiction are my go-to comfort reads, and this bestselling love story—flitting between Havana in 1958, and Miami in 2017—combines the two genres perfectly. (I devoured it in less than 24 hours!)
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Big Magic
by Elizabeth Gilbert
As someone who loves writing, Big Magic really resonated with me. In this book, Elizabeth Gilbert shares her belief that creativity isn’t an unattainable talent that some people have and others don’t, but that living a creative life is about living a life fueled by curiosity. If you spend your time creatively in any way, I can’t recommend it enough.
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The Old Ways
by Robert Macfarlane
The Old Ways is unlike anything else I’ve ever read. It combines travel writing, history, geology, and literature, covering locations from the Outer Hebrides to the Himalayas, and the result is an absolutely fascinating, immersive book that stays with you long after you’ve finished it.
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