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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 (20 Total )

Two Ships

History
The Infinity Machine

Business, Leadership, Finance, Professional & Technical, Science
A World Appears

Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Science
The School of Night

General Fiction (Adult)
The Rolling Stones

Biographies & Memoirs, History
Football

Nonfiction (Adult), Sports
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story

Essays & Collections, General Fiction (Adult)
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Stay Alive

History
Five Bullets

History, Professional & Technical
A Scandal in Königsberg

History, Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality
Verb Your Enthusiasm

Nonfiction (Adult), Professional & Technical
Why I Am Not an Atheist

Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help
Homesick for a World Unknown

Biographies & Memoirs, Outdoors & Nature, Science
The Monuments of Paris

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction
The Manuscripts Club

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

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Reference
Frostbite

Multicultural Interest, Science
The Elements of Power

Business, Leadership, Finance, History, Professional & Technical
Streetwise

Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Leadership, Finance
Two Ships

History
The Infinity Machine

Business, Leadership, Finance, Professional & Technical, Science
A World Appears

Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Science
The School of Night

General Fiction (Adult)
The Rolling Stones

Biographies & Memoirs, History
Football

Nonfiction (Adult), Sports
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story

Essays & Collections, General Fiction (Adult)
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Stay Alive

History
Five Bullets

History, Professional & Technical
A Scandal in Königsberg

History, Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality
Verb Your Enthusiasm

Nonfiction (Adult), Professional & Technical
Why I Am Not an Atheist

Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help
Homesick for a World Unknown

Biographies & Memoirs, Outdoors & Nature, Science
The Monuments of Paris

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction
The Manuscripts Club

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

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Reference
Frostbite

Multicultural Interest, Science
The Elements of Power

Business, Leadership, Finance, History, Professional & Technical
Streetwise

Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Leadership, Finance
Two Ships

History
The Infinity Machine

Business, Leadership, Finance, Professional & Technical, Science
A World Appears

Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Science
The School of Night

General Fiction (Adult)
The Rolling Stones

Biographies & Memoirs, History
Football

Nonfiction (Adult), Sports
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story

Essays & Collections, General Fiction (Adult)
The Fraud

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Stay Alive

History
Five Bullets

History, Professional & Technical
A Scandal in Königsberg

History, Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality
Verb Your Enthusiasm

Nonfiction (Adult), Professional & Technical
Why I Am Not an Atheist

Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help
Homesick for a World Unknown

Biographies & Memoirs, Outdoors & Nature, Science
The Monuments of Paris

General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction
The Manuscripts Club

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

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Reference
Frostbite

Multicultural Interest, Science
The Elements of Power

Business, Leadership, Finance, History, Professional & Technical
Streetwise

Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Leadership, Finance