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Penguin Books online

United Kingdom – the most visited UK book publishing website. Includes a complete Author Guide containing details of all relevant Penguin contacts and links to information on publishing and the book industry.

Australia

Canada

USA

Penguin Classics

Puffin Books

Pevsner Architectural Guides

Other resources

Q99Books provide checklists of the major Penguin series as a resource for researchers and collectors. Currently, there are 25 lists including a Series and Subseries index. Each file is an A4 document, typically 10–12 pages long, in a clear, uniform format containing up to 500 titles. Note that these checklists are not bibliographies; they are for personal reference use and do not contain valuation information. Q99Books is independent of the PCS and Penguin Books. Currently copies of these lists are not being sent out; if that situation changes the link will be updated.

Bookdealer information sites

There are a number of large scale bookdealers to be found on the internet and we have compiled a short list here. A useful online resource which aims to include every secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in the UK and Republic of Ireland can be found at thebookguide (please send any comments and updates direct to thebookguide - full information on the site can be found here.)
A number of smaller bookdealers specialise in Penguin books and we maintain a list of those here.

Blogs and other interesting sites

Ace Jet 170 – by Richard Weston, about design in general but often features Penguins.

A Penguin a week – Karyn Reeves reads her way through her collection.

Bringer of Riches – a life of Nikolaus Pevsner by Susie Harries.

Bristol University Penguin Archive – website for the Penguin Archive at Bristol University.

For other useful Archives please see our Article: Penguin Archives

Judging Books By Their Covers - a series of writings which include many looks at the Penguin imprint

Jules Burt's You Tube Channel - Jules Burt is systematically filming every vintage Penguin book. There are now over 40 videos in the series looking at all aspects of Penguin Book Collecting.

Paperback Revolution - a paperback blog; this link takes you to the Penguin section.

Penguin First Editions – A must to bookmark, this is a superbly useful site for any Penguin collector. With over 130 pages of lists and 8000 entries, Alec Spencer's website is a comprehensive on-line resource for first edition Penguins of all shapes and sizes.

Penguin Maigret – a comprehensive list of the many Inspector Maigret novels published by Penguin by Steve Trussel.

Penguin Series Design - Greg Neville explores the graphic design of Penguin book covers, with a focus on series editions.

Romek Marber Penguin Crime Covers - illustrated list of Marber's crime covers for Penguin (within a useful larger website concerning Marber's life and work).

Spitalfields Life - A highly recommended blog by The Gentle Author. In this link he talks about his First Hundred Penguins; elsewhere he talks to David Pearson.

The Art of Penguin Science Fiction – the history of Penguin sci–fi, with many cover images by James Pardey.

The Penguin Checklist Project - "The purpose of the Penguin Checklist Project is to categorize every single Penguin book published. It is, unquestionably, a work in eternal progress."

The Penguin Modern Classics – a blog on the content, design and collecting of the Penguin Modern Classic.

The Puffin Club - Sherief Hassan, Celebrating the Art of the Puffin Club

The Silver Locket - a general blog on literary life and books by a bookseller at Daunts Books.

Travellin' Penguin - Diary – by Pam Parks

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