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Penguin Random House’s CEO Shares Her Favorite Books of 2019

Madeline McIntosh shares her favorite books of 2019 with our senior editor, Abbe Wright.

By Abbe Wright • 1 year ago
Favorite Books of 2019

Recently, Abbe Wright, Read it Forward’s Senior Editor, was invited to be in conversation with Madeline McIntosh, CEO of Penguin Random House to talk about a topic they both love. Books! Specifically, what their favorite reads of 2019 were and what books they’re looking forward to giving to friends and family this holiday season.

Watch below for the full video of their conversation, which took place at the Tishman Auditorium at The New School in New York City on November 14, 2019, then keep scrolling for an easy list of all the books they mention.

 

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  • Madeline’s Favorite Books of 2019

  • The cover of the book Normal People

    Normal People

    Sally Rooney

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  • The cover of the book Fleishman Is in Trouble

    Fleishman Is in Trouble

    Taffy Brodesser-Akner

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  • The cover of the book Nothing Fancy

    Nothing Fancy

    Alison Roman

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  • The cover of the book Grand Union

    Grand Union

    Zadie Smith

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  • The cover of the book Furious Hours

    Furious Hours

    Casey Cep

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  • Abbe’s Favorite Books of 2019

  • The cover of the book The Nickel Boys

    The Nickel Boys

    Colson Whitehead

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  • The cover of the book Evvie Drake Starts Over

    Evvie Drake Starts Over

    Linda Holmes

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  • The cover of the book Inheritance

    Inheritance

    Dani Shapiro

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  • The cover of the book My Sister, the Serial Killer

    My Sister, the Serial Killer

    Oyinkan Braithwaite

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  • The cover of the book The Giver of Stars

    The Giver of Stars

    Jojo Moyes

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  • What Madeline’s Giving as Gifts this Holiday Season

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    Alpine Cooking

    Meredith Erickson

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  • The cover of the book The Last Course

    The Last Course

    Claudia Fleming

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  • The cover of the book Fleabag: The Scriptures

    Fleabag: The Scriptures

    Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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  • The cover of the book The Beautiful Ones

    The Beautiful Ones

    Prince

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  • The cover of the book My Book with No Pictures

    My Book with No Pictures

    B. J. Novak

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  • The cover of the book How To

    How To

    Randall Munroe

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  • What Abbe’s Giving as Gifts this Holiday Season

  • The cover of the book Bill Cunningham: On the Street

    Bill Cunningham: On the Street

    New York Times

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  • The cover of the book Notes from a Young Black Chef

    Notes from a Young Black Chef

    Kwame Onwuachi

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  • The cover of the book That Was Awkward

    That Was Awkward

    Emily Flake

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  • The cover of the book Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

    Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

    Melissa Wagner

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About Abbe Wright

Abbe Wright

ABBE WRIGHT is the Senior Editor of Read It Forward. She has written for Glamour, O, The Oprah Magazine and The Cut and tweets about books (and The Bachelor) at @abbewright.

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