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Win a pair of tickets to the Barbican Outdoor Cinema screening of Grave of the Fireflies

Thank you for requesting a hardback copy of The Penguin Book of Penguins by Peter and Lisa Fretwell

Thank you for requesting a proof copy of Blank Canvas by Grace Murray

Thank you for requesting a proof copy of Crux by Gabriel Tallent

Thank you for requesting a hardback copy of Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

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Rhianna Dhillon in conversation with Irvine Welsh on The Penguin Podcast

The Penguin Podcast: Latitude special

Download our Survive in Time activity sheets

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Bert and the Bubble Character Draw Along

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Extract: The Bells of Nagasaki by Takashi Nagai

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Win a £200 Tesco shopping voucher to spend in store and online with

Win a £200 ASDA shopping voucher to spend in store and online with

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Dark academia books to read, including The Secret History, Ninth House and The Cloisters.

The best dark academia books

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Win 2 x tickets to the Netflix premiere of The Thursday Murder Club!

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Celebrating 90 years of Penguin: 16 books that shaped us, as chosen by readers 

Interviews

The Penguin Podcast Special: How Penguin turned the UK into a nation of readers

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Extract: Fallen Stars by Imani Erriu

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10 Vintage paperbacks that are summer holiday must-reads

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New romance books of 2025, including Atmosphere, Riding the High, Consider Yourself Kissed, Great Big Beautiful Life, One Golden Summer, Silver Elite, Notes on Infinity and The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.

New romance books to read in 2025

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Quiz: how well do you know Penguin's books?

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Win an early reading copy of Three Summers, the gorgeous new novel from Karen Swan!

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Translation as the art of dislocation