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The Penguin Hotline!

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On today's episode, Jill and Adam are joined by Madeline McIntosh, the President of Penguin Publishing, to talk about their wonderful Penguin Hotline. During the holiday season, you can get book recommendations for yourself or those you're shopping for by visiting penguinhotline.com and filling out a short list of questions. Recently, we had our listeners send in their interests and Madeline provides a list of recommendations for them! Take a listen to see if yours made the list and to get some great suggested reads!

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

The Midnight Line by Lee Child

The Drifter by Nick Petrie

Legacy of Spies by John Le Carre

The Spy who came in from the cold by John Le Carre

Open Season by CJ Box

I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

What I talk about when I talk about running by Haruki Murakami

Draw Down by Paul Hawkin

Gulp by Mary Roach

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Chicagoland Vampire series starting with "Some girls bite" by Chloe Neill

The Others series by Anne Bishop

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle

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