A Penguin Calendar

Penguin Books has such a place in the hearts of readers and collectors that quite often merchandise is produced to … More

Hawkey designs Deighton

Raymond Hawkey’s designs for the Penguin editions of Len Deighton’s spy novels are stand-out images from the 1960s. Their bright … More

Inspired by the sudden success of Penguin, Pocket Books was launched in 1939 and became the first of the major … More

What was pulp fiction? Literally, it was a genre of fiction printed on cheap wood-pulp paper. It was written by … More

In 1964-65 Penguin published two sets of ten Georges Simenon novels. Penguin and Simenon have had a long association dating … More

The late period of Pelican covers in the 1970s achieved a simplicity and refinement that is a lesson in concise … More

Alan Aldridge is famed for his brilliant career as one of Britain’s great postwar illustrators. But where did he start? … More

This striking Penguin Crime series from the 1970s celebrates the Raymond Chandler detective novels of the 1940s. Featuring the L.A. … More

Australian Specials reflect the Pelican Spirit Since 2012 Penguin Australia has been reviving an old and trusted name: Penguin Specials. … More

Great Food is a series of twenty slim paperbacks containing historical writings about food and cooking. They were published in … More

Alan Lane, co-founder of Penguin, never liked his American offshoot, Penguin Inc.. He disapproved of its bold covers and mass … More

Pelicans first appeared in 1937 when Penguin Books wanted to expand their lists into the non-fiction market. British Pelicans sported … More

The Modern Classics are born The Modern Classics series was started in 1961, partly as a response to the enormous … More

Despite its fame as a literary classic, Homer’s Odyssey, the great epic poem about Odysseus and his return from the … More