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The Penguin Hotline is on the case! We all know that person who loves a thrilling read, a story that goes a mile a minute, or a mystery that just doesn’t let up. Help them discover a new favorite this holiday season! You’ll be sure to win with any of these picks from staff expert Tom Colgan, Editorial Director for Berkley Publishing. The Gray Man By Mark Greaney If you’re buying for someone who likes Lee Child and Brad Thor, you should give Mark Greaney’s Gray Man series a try. This New York Times bestselling series delivers tons of action as well as twisty plots. The most recent book is Gunmetal Gray, or you can start with the first book in the series, The Gray Man. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ Need to Know By Karen Cleveland One of the most interesting books I read this year was New York Times bestseller Need to Know. Here’s what you need to know: Karen Cleveland is a former CIA analyst who has written a labyrnithian story of betrayal and suspicion. Her protagonist is a CIA analyst (this is not autobiographical…I hope) who discovers that her husband is not the man she thought he was. It’s well worth the read. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ The Drifter By Nick Petrie A lot of characters are compared to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, but Nick Petrie’s protagonist Peter Ash is the real deal. You don’t have to believe me. That was an actual quote from Lee Child and I agree wholeheartedly. If you’re buying for a reader who likes the Reacher series, you should pick up The Drifter. It’s the perfect introduction to this wonderful series. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ Past Tense By Lee Child Lee Child and his creation Jack Reacher are the standard by which all other thrillers are measured. In the latest book, Past Tense, Reacher is knee-deep in trouble related to his family’s history. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ EXPLORE GIFTS FOR THE MYSTERY & THRILLER LOVER   Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 ©2018 Penguin Random House LLC

See What Our Penguin Hotline Staffers Recommend Looking for the perfect present for the literary fiction lover in your life? Look no further! Staff expert Jynne Martin, Vice President, Associate Publisher, and Director of Publicity at Riverhead Books, shares her must-gift reads. The Female Persuasion By Meg Wolitzer An instant New York Times bestseller earlier this year, this deliciously engrossing novel looks at power and influence, ego and ambition, and the pulls and tensions between different generations of women. This sweeping, propulsive novel will have readers of all ages and temperaments cackling and binge-reading the pages late into the night – a sure-to-please choice. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ My Year of Rest and Relaxation By Ottessa Moshfegh Dark, bizarre, perverse and brilliant, for the reader in your life with a blackly comic sensibility. Us misanthropes (myself included) can’t get enough of Moshfegh’s cool, remorseless narrators, in this case a young woman coming of age in a pre-9/11 New York City. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ You Think It, I'll Say It By Curtis Sittenfeld Delicious, wickedly funny, sharply observed stories. Sittenfeld gets called our modern-day Jane Austen for a good reason – she sees the darkest instincts in all of us, and renders them on the page with love, bemusement, ease and elegance. Every page is a pleasure; this is a great choice for all readers. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ A Terrible Country By Keith Gessen What does it mean to return to a place that is no longer home? A moving, trenchant story about a listless and lost young man’s return to Moscow, for readers of smart, enjoyable, political fiction. Alongside his own journey comes a vivid, lively portrait of modern day Russia – as the New York Times says, “You won’t read a more observant book about the country that has now been America’s bedeviling foil for almost a century." Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ EXPLORE MORE GIFTS FOR THE LIT LOVER   Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 ©2018 Penguin Random House LLC

Penguin Hotline Staffers Share Their Picks for Pop Culture Fans Penguin Hotline staff expert Jill Schwartzman, Executive Editor at Dutton and Editorial Director at Plume Books, shares this season’s hottest reads for the pop culture devotee. Bachelor Nation By Amy Kaufman I’d never watched The Bachelor before Amy Kaufman’s book came out, and admit that I thought it was just escapist fun. Well, it’s not NOT escapist fun – but learning what the 36 seasons of the show have taught us about modern courtship, feminism, and modern-day love and marriage was fascinating. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ Gmorning, Gnight! By Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda is another artist who is essentially good at EVERYTHING. Perfectly illustrated and hilarious. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) By Jeff Tweedy I’ve loved Jeff Tweedy’s music and lyrics for almost twenty years, and was and am thrilled to learn that he’s just as talented writing prose. Wilco fans will love the book, but what Jeff says about music, creativity, and his and all of our emotional landscapes and lives is incredibly profound and touching. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ She Wants It By Jill Soloway Jill Soloway has seen, and experienced, incredible transformations in her family and in her own life, and she writes about all of it with insight and humor. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ EXPLORE MORE GIFTS FOR THE POP CULTURE MAVEN   Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 ©2018 Penguin Random House LLC

Our Staff Members Share Their Picks for History Buffs Searching for the perfect gift for someone whose shelves are full of fascinating historical reads? Well, we’ve got you covered with picks from staff expert Wendy Wolf, VP Associate Publisher and Editorial Director of Viking Books. In the Hurricane's Eye By Nathaniel Philbrick The culmination of this bestselling author’s new history of the American Revolution gives us a unique interpretation of George Washington’s particular genius, both strategically and diplomatically. And it’s got a rousing great sea battle to boot, in the Battle of the Chesapeake/Yorktown. The culmination of Nathaniel Philbrick’s 20-year engagement with America and the sea. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ The Woman's Hour By Elaine Weiss The nailbiting story of the passage of the 19th Amendment, and the culmination of a 70-year battle for women to win the right to vote. Modern organizers can learn from Elaine Weiss’s retelling of their dogged and inventive strategies, and be inspired by their determination and courage. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ The Romanovs By Simon Sebag Montefiore Nothing on television can compare with the astoundingly rich and dramatic lives of the dynastic line that dominated Russia for centuries. These are literally larger than life characters, from the ancestors of Peter the Great to the doomed Nicholas and Alexandra. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ Thomas Cromwell By Diarmaid MacCulloch If you saw, listened to, or read Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, you know what a great character Cromwell is – and the true story is even better. Diarmaid MacCulloch writes a long but rich in detail novel about Henry VIII’s court, and a fabulous era of British history. Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ EXPLORE MORE GIFTS FOR THE HISTORY BUFF   Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 ©2018 Penguin Random House LLC

The Must-Gift Romance Books of 2018 Alaskan Holiday By Debbie Macomber Debbie Macomber brings us to the Alaskan wilderness for a magical Christmas tale about finding love where it’s least expected. READ MORE ▸ Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ Still Me By Jojo Moyes From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, a new book featuring her iconic heroine of Me Before You and After You, Louisa Clark. READ MORE ▸ Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ One Day in December By Josie Silver One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness. READ MORE ▸ Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ My Italian Bulldozer By Alexander McCall Smith The best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series returns with an irresistible new novel about one man’s adventures in the Italian countryside. READ MORE ▸ Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ The Proposal By Jasmine Guillory The New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date serves up a novel about what happens when a public proposal doesn't turn into a happy ending, thanks to a woman who knows exactly how to make one on her own. READ MORE ▸ Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises and of finding connection in the most surprising ways. READ MORE ▸ Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ The Christmas Remedy By Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall When an Old Order Amish woman takes a job at a small-town pharmacy, her motive is to help her Plain community. But the advent of the holiday season brings an unusual mystery to the surface—and possibly love. READ MORE ▸ Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ The Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy Box Set By Kevin Kwan The New York Times bestselling Crazy Rich Asians series reveals the outrageous world of high net worth society with humor and heart. READ MORE ▸ Purchase From Other Retailers ▸ BEST OF ROMANCE BOOKS 2018   Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 ©2018 Penguin Random House LLC