Staff Picks: Recommendations From Abbe

See what our experts are reading, watching, & cooking. [View In Browser]( [Penguin Random House]( [Staff Picks February]( Abbe Wright Creative Development Lead, Content Marketing When she's not reading, you can find her decorating her new home in Philadelphia, watching live music, cultivating her plants, and cooking elaborate dinners. [Learn More About Abbe]( [My Sister, the Serial Killer]( [My Sister, the Serial Killer]( By Oyinkan Braithwaite "I tore through this book during a three-hour train ride. It’s about two sisters in a familiar dynamic: the younger sister, Ayoola, is the favorite child — much adored, yet totally flighty. The older sister, Korede, is responsible and constantly cleaning up her younger sister’s messes — which happen to be bloody ones because Ayoola keeps murdering her boyfriends! Despite what sounds like dark subject matter, this is one of the funniest books I’ve read in a long time." [Read More ▸]( [Shop Now]( [Buy Audio]( [audio]( [Buy Ebook]( [ebook]( [Hamnet]( [Hamnet]( By Maggie O'Farrell "My book club is reading Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, which is a fictional portrayal of Shakespeare’s marriage and home life. In it, O’Farrell imagines the fiery interiority of William’s wife, Agnes Hathaway, as well as how the family is rocked when their young son, Hamnet, dies at age 11. It is a novel about grief, yes, but also suggests that one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays grew from the seeds of that sadness." [Read More ▸]( [Shop Now]( [Buy Audio]( [audio]( [Buy Ebook]( [ebook]( [Stone Fox Bride]( [Stone Fox Bride]( By Molly Rosen Guy "Like so many other people on my Instagram feed, I am getting married this year! I keep returning again and again to this tome — part coffee table book, part advice manual — to guide my wedding planning. This book is a blend of cool girl storytelling and gorgeous visuals — and it holds up better than any Pinterest board when it comes to inspo. [Read More ▸]( [Shop Now]( [Buy Ebook]( [ebook]( [More Picks by Abbe]( [Know Someone Who Loves to Read? Thats you! Join Reader Rewards and earn points towards free books, get daily custom reading recommendations, and so much more.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Preferences]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 ©2022 Penguin Random House LLC