Welcome
The Penguin Collectors Society is an educational charity with the objects of encouraging and promoting the study of Penguin Books and of conserving historical material in institutions available to researchers.
First published in 1935, Penguins rapidly became a force for cultural good on a par with the BBC or, later, the Open University. Penguins, Pelicans (non-fiction), Puffins (for children) and many other series fed a popular appetite for good reading, attractively packaged and cheap. Penguin today remains part of one of the world’s largest publishers. The Society’s members, numbering around 400 worldwide, are Penguin’s keenest students – and collectors.
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Latest News
Bookshops open again!
Has the Editor's forecast in Collector 95 proved true? Can you report any interesting finds now that the bookshops are open? Read morePCS AGM 2021
Information for Members on the PCS AGM for 2021. Read moreOn the Road with Penguin Classics
I hear that Henry Eliot (of The Penguin Classics book and the Reading AGM!) is hosting a new podcast called On the Road with Penguin Classics. Read moreWarm reading for January!
The two most recent PCS publications will keep you cosy during these chilly evenings. Read morePenguin Collector 95
News from the Editor on Collector 95. Read more