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NEW YORK, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a groundbreaking marriage of book publishing and technology, Penguin Group (USA) has partnered with digital publisher Citia to introduce a series of interactive, shareable nonfiction works, starting with Wired cofounder Kevin Kelly's What Technology Wants. The Citia edition will be available for $9.99 in the App Store for the iPad 2 and iPad 3. "Penguin has always looked for new ways to serve both writers and readers," says Susan Petersen...
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Penguin Group (USA) announced today that A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness is the March pick for The Penguin Twitter Book Club. Penguin will lead regular discussions with book club members during the month of March. In early April, when the book club has finished reading A Discovery of Witches, the author Deborah Harkness will join the discussion in an hour-long live Twitter chat. The Penguin Twitter Book Club kicked off in...
NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ace Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), today announced the signing of a new urban fantasy series by a writer discovered on Bookcountry.com, Penguin's nine-month-old online genre fiction workshopping community. The two-book deal marks the first acquisition from the site since the Book Country community launched in May of 2011. BETWEEN, by debut novelist Kerry Schafer, was discovered by Susan Allison, Vice President, Editorial Director...
NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Penguin Group (USA) announced today the release of its Holiday eSampler featuring excerpts from over 40 frontlist, backlist, and upcoming titles. Available for free wherever eBooks are sold, this collection provides readers with the opportunity to browse sample chapters of a variety of adult and young adult books across genres: from bestselling thrillers and critically-acclaimed literary fiction to award-winning nonfiction and classic...
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --David Shanks, CEO of Penguin Group (USA), has been named "Person of the Year" in the U.S. trade book publishing industry by Publishers Weekly, the largest book publishing industry trade magazine in the country, it was announced today by Penguin Group (USA), one of the leading U.S. consumer trade book publishers, and a member of the internationally renowned Penguin Group. Jim Milliot, Co-Editorial Director of Publishers Weekly, commented, "PW...
NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Clancy, the #1 worldwide bestselling author, bestselling videogame presenter and one of the preeminent and most prescient storytellers of our time, will release his new book, LOCKED ON, with G. P. Putnam's Sons on December 13, 2011. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110926/NY75003) Clancy's #1 New York Times bestseller, Dead or Alive, was one of the most eagerly awaited novels of last year and earned praise from critics nationwide:...
NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Penguin Young Readers Group, one of the leading children's book publishers in the United States, in collaboration with Smashing Ideas, the leading digital media agency providing immersive and interactive entertainment, announces the release of The Little Engine That Could interactive children's book app on the App Store. The universal app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is based on Watty Piper's beloved classic and features iconic 1950's artwork,...
NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Patricia Cornwell, #1 bestselling author, is launching "America for Vets," a national campaign that will help military veterans, men and women, prepare for a better future. People across the country will be able to make donations of everyday supplies to American veterans in need as part of the Veterans Village of San Diego daily-life readiness programs. To find out more details about the campaign, visit www.penguin.com/americaforvets. (Photo:...
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan Petersen Kennedy, President, Penguin Group (USA) announced today that David Rosenthal, veteran publishing executive and former publisher and executive vice president of the Simon & Schuster imprint, is joining Penguin Group (USA) as president and publisher of a new general trade imprint, yet to be named. His appointment will be effective on January 10, 2011 and he will report to Mrs. Kennedy. (Photo:...
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Clancy, the #1 international bestselling author is launching today a national program that encourages the American public to show their support by sending messages of gratitude to veterans and active duty soldiers who are recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the nation's largest military medical facility, and clinical center of gravity of American military medicine. All costs of the program will be covered by G. P. Putnam's Sons, Mr....
