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In the current edition of Entertainment Weekly, the editors selected the top 100 books of the last 25 years. Out of the 100 "new classics," an impressive seventeen titles are published by Penguin Group (USA), including seven within the Top 25. The titles/authors, rankings, and their imprints are as follows:

4. The Liars' Club, Mary Karr (Viking/Penguin)
14. Black Water, Joyce Carol Oates (Dutton/Plume)
19. On Beauty, Zadie Smith (The Penguin Press/ Penguin)
20. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding (Viking/Penguin)
22. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz (Riverhead)
23. The Ghost Road, Pat Barker (Dutton/Plume)
25. The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan (Putnam/Penguin)
26. Neuromancer, William Gibson (ACE)
52. Waiting to Exhale, Terry McMillan (Viking/ NAL)
58. Drop City, TC Boyle (Viking/Penguin)
61. Money, Martin Amis (Viking/ Penguin)
63. Pastoralia, George Saunders (Riverhead Trade)
67. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
78. Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking/Penguin)
83. The Stone Diaries, Carol Shields (Viking/ Penguin)
88. High Fidelity, Nick Hornby (Riverhead)
99. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman (Putnam/ Berkley)

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#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Terry Goodkind Moves to Putnam in Three-Book Deal

Terry Goodkind, the internationally renowned and #1 New York Times bestselling author, has agreed to write three new novels for G. P. Putnam's Sons, it was announced today by Ivan Held, President, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Held acquired the U.S. hardcover and paperback rights in a joint venture with Berkley Books. The first book, yet to be titled, will be a contemporary thriller set in an American city, and will be published in hardcover by Putnam in Fall 2009. Resonances from his previous works will be recognizable to his existing readership, but the book will, at the same time, stand completely on its own as a mainstream work.

To date, Goodkind's books have sold some twenty-five million copies worldwide. His first novel, Wizard's First Rule (Tor Books, 1994) immediately established him as one of the world's bestselling authors. Disney's ABC-TV Syndication Division will debut a new series based on Wizard's First Rule this fall.

Savvy by Ingrid Law (Dial) has been selected as a 2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book in the Fiction and Poetry category. First presented in 1967 and customarily announced in June, the annual Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children's and young adult literature. Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction. Two Honor Books may be named in each category. On occasion, a book will receive a special citation for its high quality and overall creative excellence. The winning titles must be published in the United States but they may be written or illustrated by citizens of any country. The awards are chosen by an independent panel of three judges who are annually appointed by the Editor of the Horn Book. Honor book recipients receive an engraved silver plate.

Penguin Classics John Steinbeck Titles Debut as eBooks

Penguin Classics is bringing John Steinbeck into the 21st Century. Eleven of his titles, including The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, are now available as eBooks for the first time, as of this week. The rest of Steinbeck's titles will be available in digital format later this year.

This comes on the heels of Penguin recently launching a line of Enhanced eBook Classics, starting with an edition of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that includes notes on period etiquette, fashion and architecture.

Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, Tortilla Flat and six other Steinbeck books will be followed later in the year with the remaining dozen titles in the Steinbeck catalog.

Ingrid Law, author of Savvy (Dial Books for Young Readers) and Padma Venkatraman, author of Climbing the Stairs (G. P. Putnam's Sons) are featured in the June 23rd issue of Publishers Weekly. They are two of only four children's writers to be featured for their Spring 2008 debuts.

Film Adaptation of Robert B. Parker's Appaloosa to be Released September 19th

The film adaptation of Appaloosa, Robert B. Parker's popular western novel published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, will be released in theatres nationwide on September 19th. The film features an all-star cast including Ed Harris and Viggo Mortenson, along with Oscar winners Renee Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. An interview with Parker about the movie release appears in the current issue of Cowboys and Indians magazine. To read it, click here.

Dutton Highlights Its Recommended Summer Reads

As the temperature starts to rise, escape to the beach (or a nice air conditioned café) with some of Dutton's favorite hits for the summer!

 Sarah Stromeyer's Sweet Love is this summer's most delicious romance. This is an irresistible read that blends the power of love, loss, family and dessert! Stromeyer, author of The Sleeping Beauty Proposal, has whipped up another decadent tale that is sure to keep you asking for more. Called "laugh-out-loud funny" by The Washington Post Book World, this novel has attracted lots of attention recently, including features in People magazine and Entertainment Tonight.

Darin Strauss's More Than it Hurts You is being heralded as "the summer's hot new novel" by GQ. The acclaimed author of Chang and Eng returns with a literary showstopper - a beautifully realized novel that at its heart is the story of a woman who will risk everything to feel something; a doctor whose diagnosis brings her entire life into question; and a man who suddenly realizes that being a good husband and a good father can no longer comfortably coexist. Darin Strauss made his national television debut last week on the "Late Late Show" with Craig Ferguson, if you missed it you still have a chance to see him again when the episode re-airs on Thursday, July 3rd.

 The Dirty Secrets Club author, Meg Gardiner is being hailed as "the next suspense superstar" by Stephen King. Her U.S. debut is "highly recommended" (Library Journal) and comes just in time to sizzle up readers' summers. An ongoing string of high-profile and very public murder-suicides has San Francisco even more rattled than a string of recent earthquakes. Enter forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett, hired by the SFPD to cut open not the victim's body but the victim's life. Soon she makes a shocking discovery: All the suicides belonged to something called the Dirty Secrets Club, a group of A-listers with nothing but money and plenty to hide. The hot new thriller is getting a lot of media attention including mentions in: Entertainment Weekly, Mystery Scene Magazine, Stanford Magazine, BookPage and USA Today.

The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of July 6th

Two more debuts for Penguin Group (USA) on The New York Times bestseller list for the week of July 6th: The Beach House by Jane Green (Viking) appears at #11 on the hardcover fiction list, while The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin) returns to the trade fiction list at #13 for the first time since 2006, in its 103rd week overall. And, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (Plume) maintains its #1 position on the paperback advice, how-to and miscellaneous list for twenty consecutive weeks.

Here are more New York Times bestseller highlights for the week of July 6th:

On the hardcover fiction list, Plague Ship by Clive Cussler (G. P. Putnam's Sons) is #7 in its third week; while Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley) is #16 in its fourth week.

On the hardcover nonfiction list, Me of Little Faith by Lewis Black (Riverhead) is #9 in its third week; while Always by My Side by Jim Nantz (Gotham) is #11, in its fifth week.

On the trade paperback fiction list, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) is #2 in its 172nd week; The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs (Berkley) is #6 in its 25th week; The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Penguin) is #8 in its 105th week; In the Woods by Tana French (Penguin) is #10 in its fourth week; The Last Summer (Of You and Me) by Ann Brashares (Riverhead) is #11 in its seventh week; The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (NAL) is #12 in its 32nd week; and Second Chance by Jane Green (Plume) is #19 in its fourth week.

On the mass market paperback fiction list, High Noon by Nora Roberts (Jove) is at #3 in its fourth week, The Hollow by Nora Roberts (Jove) is #6 in its seventh week; Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (Signet) is #9 in its third week; and The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Signet) is #19 in its 20th week.

On the paperback nonfiction list, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) is #2 in its 73rd week; Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) is #5 in its 74th week; The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #12 in its 43rd week; Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster (NAL) is #17 in its sixth week; and A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink (Riverhead) is #20 in its nineteenth week.

On the hardcover advice, how-to and miscellaneous list, Letters to a Young Sister by Hill Harper (Gotham) is #10 in its second week.

In the young readers sector, Ladybug Girl is #4 on the children's picture book list in its fourteenth week, while Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen (Viking) is #3 in its ninth week on the children's chapter book list; and Rangers Apprentice is #9 in its 24th week on the children's series list.

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