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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 (24 Total )

Sleeping Beauties

Nonfiction (Adult), Science, Self-Help
They Stole a City

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Monogamy Prize

Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment & Pop Culture
The Co-Creation

Science
Off Ramp

Politics & Current Affairs
Our Knives Will Save Us

Biographies & Memoirs, Cooking, Food & Wine
All That's Unseen

Biographies & Memoirs, Christian
Ungrounding

Arts & Photography, History
1873

Business, Leadership, Finance, History
The Intangibles

Biographies & Memoirs, Sports
The Manuscripts Club

Arts & Photography, History, Nonfiction (Adult)
Daylight Come

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Current Affairs
The First Reader

Business, Leadership, Finance, Essays & Collections, Nonfiction (Adult)
Profiles in Cowardice

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Crooked Places Made Straight

Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Two Ships

History
Voice of a Century

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs
The Frenchmen

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Religion & Spirituality
Hannah Arendt

Biographies & Memoirs
Sleeping Beauties

Nonfiction (Adult), Science, Self-Help
They Stole a City

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Monogamy Prize

Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment & Pop Culture
The Co-Creation

Science
Off Ramp

Politics & Current Affairs
Our Knives Will Save Us

Biographies & Memoirs, Cooking, Food & Wine
All That's Unseen

Biographies & Memoirs, Christian
Ungrounding

Arts & Photography, History
1873

Business, Leadership, Finance, History
The Intangibles

Biographies & Memoirs, Sports
The Manuscripts Club

Arts & Photography, History, Nonfiction (Adult)
Daylight Come

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Current Affairs
The First Reader

Business, Leadership, Finance, Essays & Collections, Nonfiction (Adult)
Profiles in Cowardice

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Crooked Places Made Straight

Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Two Ships

History
Voice of a Century

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs
The Frenchmen

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Religion & Spirituality
Hannah Arendt

Biographies & Memoirs
Sleeping Beauties

Nonfiction (Adult), Science, Self-Help
They Stole a City

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Monogamy Prize

Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment & Pop Culture
The Co-Creation

Science
Off Ramp

Politics & Current Affairs
Our Knives Will Save Us

Biographies & Memoirs, Cooking, Food & Wine
All That's Unseen

Biographies & Memoirs, Christian
Ungrounding

Arts & Photography, History
1873

Business, Leadership, Finance, History
The Intangibles

Biographies & Memoirs, Sports
The Manuscripts Club

Arts & Photography, History, Nonfiction (Adult)
Daylight Come

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Current Affairs
The First Reader

Business, Leadership, Finance, Essays & Collections, Nonfiction (Adult)
Profiles in Cowardice

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Crooked Places Made Straight

Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Two Ships

History
Voice of a Century

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs
The Frenchmen

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Religion & Spirituality
Hannah Arendt

Biographies & Memoirs