What kind of work do you do at Penguin? Do you have a crowning achievement, or memorable experience from your time here? As the account manager at Amazon, I’m responsible for selling all our Penguin Young Readers product to Amazon. I get to spend my time finding creative ways to feature the books on the […]

A. O. Scott, author of the forthcoming title Better Living Through Criticism (out in February 2016), shares ”The Five Books of Criticism that Changed My Life” with the Penguin Hotline: 1. W. H. Auden, The Dyer’s Hand. Many of the virtues of Auden’s poetry—the mix of conversational ease and high philosophical seriousness; the naughty wit and […]

Reza Farazmand, author of Poorly Drawn Lines, shares his list of “Books to Make You Laugh and Think” with the Penguin Hotline: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine Eeeee Eee Eeee: A Novel by Tao Lin The Great Outdoor Fight by Chris Onstad Goliath by Tom Gauld – Thanks, Reza! […]

Rafael Mantesso, author of A Dog Named Jimmy and favorite human of Instagram sensation Jimmy the Bull Terrier, shares his top five books about art with the Penguin Hotline: Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts by Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear Because I love everything from Charles Schulz and this is my pursuit every […]