London, 16 April 2012
Penguin to publish US phenomenon John Green
London, 16th April 2012: In a deal that makes Penguin the UK home of bestselling writer John Green, Penguin Children's has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Dutton, a division of Penguin US, in the critically acclaimed The Fault in Our Stars.
London, 13 April 2012
Penguin reveals big new reads in run up to 2012 London Book Fair
London, 13th April 2012: Penguin editors have been busy acquiring some fantastic new titles ahead of the London Book Fair.
London, 27 February 2012
Penguin announces 2011 results
London, 27th February 2012: Penguin Group announces record profits despite toughest trading conditions in a generation.
London, 20 December 2011
Jamie Oliver is number one for Christmas
London, 20th December 2012: Jamie's Great Britain, Jamie Oliver's celebration of the very best of British food, is the number one book of Christmas. Following on from the huge success of his last title Jamie's 30 Minute Meals, which topped the chart at Christmas in 2010, Jamie's Great Britain secured the top spot in the last Nielsen Bookscan figures to be published before Christmas 2011.
London, 23 November 2011
Wimpy Kid becomes fastest selling book of 2011
London, 23rd November 2011: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, the 6th instalment in the Wimpy Kid series, has become the fastest selling book of 2011. With sales of 81,656 copies, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever has recorded the highest first week sales for any book in 2011, and was the fastest selling book across the UK Bookscan children's chart in 17 months debuting at number 1.
London, 12 November 2011
Penguin announces Penguin Shorts
London, 12th November 2011: Penguin today announces Penguin Shorts, a new digital series of exclusive short works from some of the worlds best and most exciting writers. Launching with nine titles, Penguin Shorts offers readers a wide range of engaging, entertaining fiction and non-fiction including memoirs, novellas, long-form journalism, essays, stories, history, politics, science - for approximately the same price as a cup of coffee.
London, 13 October 2011
Penguin acquires Chinese language rights to inspirational book by tennis champion Li Na
London, 13th October 2011: 2011&International publisher Penguin Books is proud to announce the acquisition of Chinese language rights to an inspirational memoir by global tennis champion Li Na. This acquisition of rights to a book by a Chinese author to be published in the Chinese language is a first for Penguin, marking a new direction for Penguins growing business in China.
London, 09 October 2011
Penguin heads to Frankfurt with a raft of new titles
London, 9th October 2011: In the run-up to Frankfurt Book Fair, Penguin unveils a superb list of new titles.
London, 29 September 2011
Penguin releases Life of Lee
London, 29th September 2011: From a Bristol council estate to selling out six nights at the London 02 arena, Britains favourite comedian tells his life story.
London, 15 September 2011
Penguin Children's Division unveils a raft of brand new products
London, 15th September 2011: Penguin Childrens - the UKs number one childrens publisher - today announces a number of innovative digital products based on some of the worlds most popular characters and brands, plus an entirely new list dedicated to publishing beautiful, collectable editions of childrens books.
London, 15 September 2011
Emma Thompson to write new tale to celebrate 110 years of Peter Rabbit
London, 15th September 2011: Beatrix Potters publisher Frederick Warne today confirms that they will be publishing a brand new Peter Rabbit story by Emma Thompson on 6th September 2012.
London, 30 August 2011
Puffin Announces Unprecedented 0.5 Million Print Run for Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid Christmas Title
London, 30th August 2011: Puffin Books today announces a not so wimpy initial print run of half a million the largest first print run in Puffins history - of the sixth book in Jeff Kinneys bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Cabin Fever (published Wednesday 16th November 2011).
London, 29 July 2011
Penguin Announces Half Year Results for 2011
London, 29th July 2011: Penguin, the international publishing company, today announced its results for the first half of 2011. The company has made a strong and competitive start to the year in spite of major retail disruption in its key markets.
London, 29 July 2011
Penguin Announced as Official Publishing Partner for Dickens 2012
London, 29th July 2011: Penguin Books is delighted to announce it has been selected as the official publishing partner of Dickens 2012, an international celebration of the cultural and educational significance of the life and work of Charles Dickens to mark the bicentenary of his birth.
London, 26 July 2011
Penguin to Publish book by Tom Watson MP about Phone Hacking Scandal
London, 26th July 2011: Penguin Press is delighted to announce the publication, before the end of 2011, of a book by Tom Watson MP and Martin Hickman of the Independent which will tell the full behind-the-scenes story of the phone hacking scandal.
London, 27 June 2011
Peter Andre inspires new children's series for Ladybird Books
London, 27th June 2011: Ladybird Books will be collaborating with Peter Andre to publish a series of preschool children's books this September.
London, 20 June 2011
Jack Kerouac On The Road amplified edition launched
London, 20th June 2011: Penguin is proud to announce that Jack Kerouac's legendary Beat novel, On The Road, is being brought to life on the iPad with a unique and absorbing amplified edition.
London, 13 June 2011
Penguin ranks seventh in Sunday Times Green List 2011
London, 13th June 2011: Penguin has been ranked number seven in The Sunday Times Best Green Companies List, an annual survey which recognizes the UKā¬"s most environmentally aware companies.
London, 17 May 2011
Penguin Childrenā¬"s Books wins Childrenā¬"s Publisher of the Year award
London, 17th May 2011: Penguin Children's Books won the prize for Children's Publisher of the Year last night, at the Bookseller Book Industry Awards. Judges declared Penguin to be ā¬Sthe best childrenā¬"s publisher in the business at the momentā¬ with an amazing all round performance which made the win difficult to argue against.
