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Penguin Press was founded in 2003 by Ann Godoff and launched its debut list in the Winter of 2004. Dedicated to publishing quality nonfiction and literary fiction, it has published numerous New York Times and national bestsellers, including four Pulitzer Prize winners: Steve Coll’s Ghost Wars, in 2005 for General Nonfiction; Liaquat Ahamed’s Lords of Finance, in 2010 for History; Ron Chernow’s Washington, in 2011 for Biography; and John Lewis Gaddis’s George F. Kennan, in 2012 for Biography.

Most Requested Books (34 Total )

Mark Twain

Biographies & Memoirs, History
Murderland

History, True Crime
Girl on Girl

Nonfiction (Adult)
Bug Hollow

General Fiction (Adult), Women's Fiction
Paper Girl

Biographies & Memoirs, Parenting & Families, Politics & Current Affairs
The Peepshow

History, True Crime
Pan

General Fiction (Adult), New Adult
Boy from the North Country

General Fiction (Adult)
The Wounded Generation

History
The Future of Truth

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Fonseca

General Fiction (Adult), Women's Fiction
Where Are You Really From

General Fiction (Adult), Humor & Satire, Multicultural Interest
National Dish

Cooking, Food & Wine, Essays & Collections, Travel
America, América

History
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
To Lose a War

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Creative Act

Entertainment & Pop Culture, Health, Mind & Body, Self-Help
The Gunfighters

History
Good for a Girl

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Sports
The Big Con

Business, Leadership, Finance, Nonfiction (Adult), Politics & Current Affairs
Mark Twain

Biographies & Memoirs, History
Murderland

History, True Crime
Girl on Girl

Nonfiction (Adult)
Bug Hollow

General Fiction (Adult), Women's Fiction
Paper Girl

Biographies & Memoirs, Parenting & Families, Politics & Current Affairs
The Peepshow

History, True Crime
Pan

General Fiction (Adult), New Adult
Boy from the North Country

General Fiction (Adult)
The Wounded Generation

History
The Future of Truth

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Fonseca

General Fiction (Adult), Women's Fiction
Where Are You Really From

General Fiction (Adult), Humor & Satire, Multicultural Interest
National Dish

Cooking, Food & Wine, Essays & Collections, Travel
America, América

History
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
To Lose a War

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Creative Act

Entertainment & Pop Culture, Health, Mind & Body, Self-Help
The Gunfighters

History
Good for a Girl

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Sports
The Big Con

Business, Leadership, Finance, Nonfiction (Adult), Politics & Current Affairs
Mark Twain

Biographies & Memoirs, History
Murderland

History, True Crime
Girl on Girl

Nonfiction (Adult)
Bug Hollow

General Fiction (Adult), Women's Fiction
Paper Girl

Biographies & Memoirs, Parenting & Families, Politics & Current Affairs
The Peepshow

History, True Crime
Pan

General Fiction (Adult), New Adult
Boy from the North Country

General Fiction (Adult)
The Wounded Generation

History
The Future of Truth

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Fonseca

General Fiction (Adult), Women's Fiction
Where Are You Really From

General Fiction (Adult), Humor & Satire, Multicultural Interest
National Dish

Cooking, Food & Wine, Essays & Collections, Travel
America, América

History
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
To Lose a War

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Creative Act

Entertainment & Pop Culture, Health, Mind & Body, Self-Help
The Gunfighters

History
Good for a Girl

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Sports
The Big Con

Business, Leadership, Finance, Nonfiction (Adult), Politics & Current Affairs