Staff Picks: Katie Macleod’s Favorites
Hello! I’m Katie, an associate marketing manager at Penguin Random House, where I work on marketing campaigns for nonfiction books at the Avery and Tarcher imprints. I’ve been obsessed with books for as long as I can remember, and while I love a good romance, I’ll read just about anything, from historical and contemporary fiction to memoir and nature writing. When I’m not reading, you can usually find me traveling (which always includes visiting a local bookstore!), writing, or entertaining my mischievous puppy, Winston – and sharing it all over on Instagram, at @katiecleod.
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Add to BookshelfOn Beauty
by Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith’s re-imagining of the plot of E. M. Forster’s Howards End initially drew me to this award-winning novel about feuding families, 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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Say Nothing
by Patrick Radden Keefe
Say Nothing is the one book I recommend to everyone I know, regardless of what they usually read. It’s an incredible, often shocking account of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, and although it’s narrative nonfiction, it reads more like a page-turning thriller — so much so that I had to keep reminding myself these were real events from recent history.
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The Thursday Murder Club (Netflix Tie-In)
by Richard Osman
I adore this heartwarming and funny cozy mystery series, which makes me laugh out loud (and sometimes cry, too). Start with this, the first in the series, and prepare to fall for the four unlikely friends tackling unsolved crimes from their retirement village in the English countryside.
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