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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 (23 Total )

The Crooked Places Made Straight

Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality
All That's Unseen

Biographies & Memoirs, Christian
Hannah Arendt

Biographies & Memoirs
The Frenchmen

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Religion & Spirituality
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story

Essays & Collections, General Fiction (Adult)
1873

Business, Leadership, Finance, History
The Monuments of Paris

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction
They Stole a City

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Verb Your Enthusiasm

Nonfiction (Adult), Professional & Technical
The Rolling Stones

Biographies & Memoirs, History
The Infinity Machine

Business, Leadership, Finance, Professional & Technical, Science
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here

History, Politics & Current Affairs
Daylight Come

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Current Affairs
The Manuscripts Club

Arts & Photography, History, Nonfiction (Adult)
3 Shades of Blue

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Reference
Frostbite

Multicultural Interest, Science
The Jailhouse Lawyer

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Current Affairs, Professional & Technical
Homesick for a World Unknown

Biographies & Memoirs, Outdoors & Nature, Science
Two Ships

History
The Crooked Places Made Straight

Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality
All That's Unseen

Biographies & Memoirs, Christian
Hannah Arendt

Biographies & Memoirs
The Frenchmen

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Religion & Spirituality
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story

Essays & Collections, General Fiction (Adult)
1873

Business, Leadership, Finance, History
The Monuments of Paris

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction
They Stole a City

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Verb Your Enthusiasm

Nonfiction (Adult), Professional & Technical
The Rolling Stones

Biographies & Memoirs, History
The Infinity Machine

Business, Leadership, Finance, Professional & Technical, Science
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here

History, Politics & Current Affairs
Daylight Come

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Current Affairs
The Manuscripts Club

Arts & Photography, History, Nonfiction (Adult)
3 Shades of Blue

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Reference
Frostbite

Multicultural Interest, Science
The Jailhouse Lawyer

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Current Affairs, Professional & Technical
Homesick for a World Unknown

Biographies & Memoirs, Outdoors & Nature, Science
Two Ships

History
The Crooked Places Made Straight

Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality
All That's Unseen

Biographies & Memoirs, Christian
Hannah Arendt

Biographies & Memoirs
The Frenchmen

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Religion & Spirituality
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story

Essays & Collections, General Fiction (Adult)
1873

Business, Leadership, Finance, History
The Monuments of Paris

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction
They Stole a City

History, Politics & Current Affairs
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Verb Your Enthusiasm

Nonfiction (Adult), Professional & Technical
The Rolling Stones

Biographies & Memoirs, History
The Infinity Machine

Business, Leadership, Finance, Professional & Technical, Science
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here

History, Politics & Current Affairs
Daylight Come

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Current Affairs
The Manuscripts Club

Arts & Photography, History, Nonfiction (Adult)
3 Shades of Blue

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Reference
Frostbite

Multicultural Interest, Science
The Jailhouse Lawyer

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Current Affairs, Professional & Technical
Homesick for a World Unknown

Biographies & Memoirs, Outdoors & Nature, Science
Two Ships

History