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The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of November 22nd 

Penguin Group (USA) has ten debuts on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of November 22nd: Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam) is #3 on the hardcover fiction list; The Audacity to Win by David Plouffe (Viking) is #6 on the hardcover nonfiction list; and Knit Two by Kate Jacobs (Berkley) hits at #20 on the trade paperback fiction list. On the mass market fiction list, Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh (Berkley) is #8; Me and My Shadow by Katie MacAlister (Signet) is #9; Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction by David Michaels (Berkley) is #13; and Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett (Berkley) is #20. Why We Suck by Denis Leary (Plume) hits at #17 on the trade paperback nonfiction list; while Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica (Philomel) is #4 on the children’s chapter books list; and The Omnivore’s Dilemma for Kids by Michael Pollan (Dial) is #8 on the children’s paperback books list.

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Tarcher’s 2012 Book Authors in Media Spotlight as 2012 Movie Opens Today

Daniel Pinchbeck, author of the Tarcher titles, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl and Toward 2012, and John Major Jenkins, author of The 2012 Story, which Tarcher just released in hardcover last month, were two of the three experts chosen by Sony Pictures to be part of the Hollywood studio’s press junket to promote the movie 2012, which opens in theaters nationwide today.

In addition to the Sony junket, the authors and their books have generated major media coverage, sharing ideas about 2012 on “ABC Nightline,” “Good Morning America,” “Entertainment Tonight,” CNN and Fox News, while also being featured in a 2012 feature in USA Today this week, plus an Associated Press story and pieces in New York magazine, the Denver Post and Toronto Star, among other publications. In a New York Times review of the film, Manohla Dargis writes, “…the most amusing character, a doomsday prophet and radio broadcaster played by Woody Harrelson, seems in hair, beard and interests to have been drawn along the predictive lines of the real author Daniel Pinchbeck.” Both Pinchbeck and Jenkins have been interviewed extensively about 2012, challenging dramatic apocalyptic theories and presenting opinions about how our planet and consciousness could go through a period of transformation and renewal during or around that year.

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Fifteen Books from Penguin Group (USA) Are Amazon's Editors Picks for 2009 

Penguin Group (USA) books are prominently featured on Amazon's annual list of Editors Picks for 2009, securing fifteen titles on the Top 100. In addition to the Editors Picks, Amazon also ranked the Top 100 Customer Favorites (according to customer orders through October); twelve books from Penguin Group (USA) were included on this list.

The Penguin Group (USA) titles among the Top 100 Amazon Editors Picks are:

• #11 The Gamble by Thomas Rick (The Penguin Press)
• #14 This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathon Tropper (Dutton)
• #19 The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn/Putnam)
• #24 Both Ways Is The Only Way I Like It by Maile Meloy (Riverhead)
• #28 Born Round by Frank Bruni (The Penguin Press)
• #39 The Defector by Daniel Silva (Putnam)
• #40 The Informers by Juan Gabriel Vasquez (Riverhead)
• #43 Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed (The Penguin Press)
• #52 The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Viking)
• #63 Everything Matters by Ron Currie (Viking)
• #71 Green Metropolis by David Owen (Riverhead)
• #74 Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby (Riverhead)
• #86 Rapt by Winifred Gallagher (The Penguin Press)
• #90 D-Day by Antony Beevor (Viking)
• #94 Inherent Vice by Thoman Pynchon (The Penguin Press)
• #97 Imperial by William T. Vollmann (Viking)

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Penguin Young Readers Group Lands a Record-Breaking Eleven Titles on The New York Times Bestseller Lists

Penguin Young Readers Group scores eleven titles on the New York Times bestseller lists, a record-breaking performance, for the week of November 15th. For the previous two weeks, the Group dominated the New York Times children's bestseller lists, landing ten titles each week, and has managed to top its own record this week. Congratulations to all involved in this impressive accomplishment.

For the week of November 15th, on the children’s picture books list, Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner (Dutton) is #6 in its seventh week; Otis, written and illustrated by Loren Long (Philomel) is #8 in its sixth week; Strega Nona’s Harvest, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola (Putnam), is #9 in its seventh week; and Miss Smith and the Haunted Library by Michael Garland (Dutton) is #10 in its third week. On the children’s chapter books list, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Razorbill) is #6 in its 52nd week; Fire by Kristin Cashore (Dial) is #7 in its fourth week; and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus (Dutton) is #9 in its fourth week. On the children's paperback books list, Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Puffin) is #2 in its 41st week; and Impossible by Nancy Werlin (Speak) is #10 in its fifth week. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Razorbill) is #10 on the children’s series list in its fifteenth week. In addition, DK’s Lego Star Wars by Simon Beecroft (DK) is #2 on the picture books list in its fourth week.

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Sentinel’s Mike Huckabee Hits the Road on a 60-Bookstore Tour through 21 States

On November 3rd, Sentinel will publish former Governor Mike Huckabee's new book, A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories That Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit.

Unlike his previous New York Times bestseller, Do The Right Thing, this one has nothing to do with politics. It's a collection of true stories from his own life, ranging from childhood to the present -- all taking place at Christmas time. Some of these memories will bring a smile, some may bring a tear, but all will help readers reconnect with the things that really matter -- faith, family, love, and hope.

Huckabee is going on another massive national bus tour (his bus is pictured) - 60 bookstore signings in 21 states in 3 weeks. The events will cross-promote the paperback of Do The Right Thing. In addition, he is scheduled to make several national TV, radio, and print appearances, starting with his own talk show ("Huckabee") on Fox News Channel this weekend. In December, after the tour, he will wrap up with mainstream media including “The Daily Show” and “The View.”

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The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of November 8th

Penguin Group (USA) has two debuts on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of November 8th: The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) hits the hardcover fiction list at #2; and Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking) is #4 on the hardcover nonfiction list. In addition, DK’s Lego Star Wars by Simon Beecroft hits the #1 slot on the children’s picture books list, in its third week.

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On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #5 in its 30th week; A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #12 in its third week, Rough Country by John Sandford (Putnam) is #15 in its fourth week; and The Professional by Robert B. Parker (Putnam) is #16 in its third week.

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Berkley Author Julie Hyzy Wins Two Awards at the 2009 Boucheron

Berkley Prime Crime author Julie Hyzy has won two awards for her book, State of the Onion: A White House Chef Mystery: the Anthony Award and the Barry Award in the Best Paperback Original category. Both awards were presented this past weekend in Indianapolis at Bouchercon, the largest annual meeting in the world for mystery lovers.

The Barry Awards are named for one of the most beloved ambassadors of mystery fiction, Barry Garner, and are voted on the readers of Mystery News and Deadly Pleasures. The Anthony Awards are named for Anthony Boucher, one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America, and are among the most prestigious awards in the world of mystery writers.

Julie Hyzy’s new White House Chef Mystery, Eggsecutive Orders will be out in January 2010 and features the White House Easter Egg Roll.
 

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Patricia Cornwell Launches the Seventeenth Novel in her Internationally Bestselling Kay Scarpetta Series 

Patricia Cornwell, the world’s #1 bestselling crime writer, launched the seventeenth novel in her bestselling Kay Scarpetta series this week, The Scarpetta Factor. Cornwell was interviewed on ABC Radio’s “Imus in the Morning” on the morning of publication, which was simulcast on the FOX Business network; click here to watch a clip of the interview. She was interviewed on almost 40 different programs across the country during her national television and radio satellite tours. Yesterday, Cornwell taped an interview for CNN.com’s "Book Report", which reaches millions of viewers online, and was interviewed live on WOR-AM’s “Joan Hamburg Show.. Parade magazine interviewed Cornwell for last Sunday’s issue, and her Q&A for “Pop Matters 20 Questions” went up this week on Popmatters.com and was syndicated nationwide on the McClatchy Newswire.
 

George Putnam, Grandson of Putnam Founder and Husband of Amelia Earhart, Featured in a New Movie

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Penguin Young Readers Group Dominates the New York Times Bestseller Lists

Penguin Young Readers Group dominates this week’s New York Times bestseller list, landing an impressive ten titles on the lists. The Young Readers Group occupies five slots on the children’s picture books list alone: Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner (Dutton) is #4 in its fifth week; Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth (Dial) is #6 in its 38th week; and Otis, written and illustrated by Loren Long (Philomel) is #7 in its fourth week; The Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex (Putnam) is #8 in its second week; and Strega Nona’s Harvest, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola (Putnam) is #9 in its fifth week. In addition, DK’s Lego Star Wars holds the #2 position for a second consecutive week.

On the children's chapter books list, Fire by Kristin Cashore (Dial) is #4 in its second week; and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus (Dutton) is #7 in its second week. On the children's paperback books list, Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Puffin) is #3 in its 39th week; and Impossible by Nancy Werlin (Speak) is #9 in its fourth week. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Razorbill) rounds out the total, appearing at #8 in its fourteenth week on the children’s series list.
 

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The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of October 25th

Penguin Group (USA) lands eight debuts on The New York Times bestseller list for the week of October 25th: on the hardcover fiction list, A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris (Ace) hits at #2, while The Professional by Robert B. Parker (Putnam) is #4. On the mass market fiction list, Heat Lightning by John Sandford (Berkley) is #4, while Shadowlight by Lynn Viehl (Onyx) is #17. The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowel (Riverhead) is #13 on the paperback nonfiction list. In the young readers category, Lego Star Wars by Simon Beecroft (DK) is #2, while The Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex (Putnam) is #9, both on the children’s picture books list; while on the children’s chapter books list, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus (Dutton) is #3, and Fire by Kristin Cashore (Dial) is #4.

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