2008 has been quite a year at Penguin!

• - Penguin Group (USA) had the most adult #1 New York Times bestsellers in the industry this year (hardcover and paperback combined), with 23 titles hitting #1.
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• - Penguin Group (USA) also led the industry for the most simultaneous #1 bestsellers (all formats) in a single week. For the week of March 2nd, PGI had five titles hit #1.
  
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• - PGI had four simultaneous #1 bestsellers in one week nine times in 2008, more than any other house.
  
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• - With 230 New York Times bestsellers, Penguin Group (USA) had 40% more bestsellers than in 2007.
  
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• - Penguin Group (USA) achieved at least one #1 New York Times bestseller for 49 of the 52 weeks in 2008.

(Also, we hate to brag, but our CEO David Shanks was named "Top U.S. Book Publishing CEO" in Publishers Weekly.)

Go Penguin!

Holiday Hours:

We are taking a hiatus from our hard work to relax and celebrate the season with family and friends. Penguin will be closed for the holidays starting at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24th and reopening at 9 a.m. on January 5th, 2009. We are looking forward to coming back very well-rested to begin what we know will be a fantastic 2009.

-- The Penguin Online Staff