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Penguin Group (USA) has three debuts on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of July 18th: Home Team by Sean Payton and Ellis Henican (NAL) debuts at #8 on the hardcover nonfiction list; KnockOut by Catherine Coulter (Jove) debuts at #6 on the mass market fiction list; and The Shadows by Jacqueline West, illustrated by Poly Bernatene (Dial) debuts at #9 on the children's chapter books list.

Here are more New York Times bestseller highlights:

On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #5 in its 66th week; Whiplash by Catherine Coulter (Putnam) is #12 in its third week; and Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #13 in its ninth week.

On the hardcover nonfiction list, The Last Stand by Nathanial Philbrick (Viking) is #10 in its ninth week.

On the trade fiction list, The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Plume) is #15 in its fifth week.

On the mass market paperback list, Black Hills by Nora Roberts (Jove) is #15 in its sixth week; and Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #18 in thirteenth week.

On the paperback nonfiction list, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) remains at #1 in its 178th; Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) is #2 in its 179th week; The Girls From Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow (Gotham) returns to the list at #16 in its twelfth week; and The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #19 in its 136th week.

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Penguin Group (USA) Has Three Debuts and Eat, Pray, Love Remains At #1 On the New York Times Bestseller Lists For the Week of July 18th

Penguin Group (USA) has three new New York Times bestsellers on the hardcover, mass market, and children's lists for the week of July 18th.

Following an on-sale week packed with national publicity, Home Team: Coaching the Saints and New Orleans Back to Life (NAL Hardcover) by Sean Payton and Ellis Henican debuts at #8. Coach Payton's memoir is the only new book on the hardcover nonfiction list this week!

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We wanted to congratulate all the nominees for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards!

Here are the list of nominees from Penguin TV tie-ins:

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Penguin Group (USA) has a #1 bestselling title on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of July 11th: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) remains at #1 for the fifth week in a row in its 177th week on the paperback nonfiction list.

Here are more New York Times bestseller highlights:

On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #6 in its 65th week; Whiplash by Catherine Coulter (Putnam) is #8 in its second week; Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #10 in its eighth week; and The Spy by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott is #12 in its fourth week.

On the hardcover nonfiction list, The Last Stand by Nathanial Philbrick (Viking) is #10 in its eighth week; and The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose (NAL Caliber) is #16 in its sixteenth week.

On the trade fiction list, The Magician by Lev Grossman (Plume) is #15 in its fourth week.

On the mass market paperback list, Black Hills by Nora Roberts (Jove) is #4 in its fifth week; Medusa by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos (Berkley) is #11 in its fifth week; Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #12 in twelfth week; A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart (Signet) is #14 in its fourth week; and Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #15 in its 48th week.

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Penguin Group (USA) Has Major Presence at ALA Conference

Penguin Group (USA) had a major presence at the annual American Library Association conference in Washington DC, where 20,000 librarians converged this past weekend. The Penguin booth was packed throughout the conference with enthusiastic librarians who browsed and purchased display copies, snapped up galleys and promotional items, stood on long lines to meet signing authors, and did their best to avoid the 100 degree temperatures outside the convention center. The Academic Sales & Marketing team of Alan Walker, Dominique Jenkins, Tanya Leet, Sara Clemens and Kym Giacoppe was joined at the booth by Howard Wall and Joe Johnson from the PGI Sales division. The We Give Books program was also introduced to the library community, with the newest batch of live in-booth readers helping to push the running book donation total to over 12,000 by the end of the conference.  

As always, Penguin authors were the stars of the show: Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor, Dave Isay and Junot Diaz all brought in big crowds as part of ALA's keynote auditorium speaker series. PGI authors were featured on every themed ALTAFF panel: Madeline Hunter, author of Ravishing in Red (Jove) in the Romance panel; Dwayne Betts, author of A Question of Freedom (Avery) (pictured here) and Randa Jarrar, author of A Map of Home (Penguin), both on the Diversity panel; Jean Kwok, author of Girl in Translation (Riverhead) on the First Authors panel; Jim Breuer, author of I'm Not High (Gotham) and Julie Klausner, author of I Don't Care About Your Band (Gotham) on the Humor panel; and Sophie Hannah, author of The Dead Lie Down (Penguin) at the ALTAFF Tea. Laney Salisbury, author of Provenance (Penguin Press), gave a great talk as part of ALA's prestigious Notable Books Breakfast, and Ann B. Ross' Miss Julia Renews Her Vows (Viking), Vicki Myron's Dewey's Nine Lives (Dutton), Sarah Blake's The Postmistress (Amy Einhorn/Putnam), Maggie Sefton's Skein of the Crime (Berkley) and Peter Bognanni's The House of Tomorrow (Amy Einhorn/Putnam) all made appearances at the booth for well-attended signings.

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The sun was setting on a beautiful L.A. midsummer night. In my new Madras plaid shirt and sunglasses I saw it the gorgeous Penguin Mini Cooper. It pulled up in my driveway and I jumped in. Because of the changing light the orange color of the exterior seemed to glow, transforming the fabulous designed car into a beaming spaceship. We soon jettisoned to Vroman's for the book signing. Silver signatures of talented authors we splayed throughout the black dash. For a minute I was like…"What the hell am I doing here?!" Oh yeah. I won the Penguin Book Challenge on Bravo's Work of Art!

Our challenge was to design a cover of a well known American classic. The cover was supposed to entice new readers to an old classic. My book was the Time Machine. I was immediately whisked back to my upbringing. My Dad being a historian and librarian made sure we learned the word "research" by the time we were 6! I was practically raised in a library. For my inspiration I thought of all the intriguing covers of 50's sci-fi paperbacks. Those intense C.S. Lewis' adult books, I thought of Milton Glaser the amazing illustrator who created all the Shakespeare covers in the 70's and finally I thought of my own collection of gorgeous Penguin paperbacks. I knew the image had to be incredible and knew I wanted to win.

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Several Penguin Authors Set to "Thrill" the Audience at Thrillerfest 2010

International Thriller Writers' Thrillerfest 2010, a four–day celebration of thriller novels and the authors behind them, will take place July 7th – 10th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in NYC. The event will include panel discussions with the industry's top authors in the genre, cocktail parties, banquets, and book signings. This year, Penguin authors take four of the eight honored 'special guest' spots at the event:

• Ken Follett bestselling author of Pillars of the Earth and the upcoming Fall of Giants (Dutton), – Thillermaster 2010
• Mark Bowde bestselling author of Killing Pablo and Road Work (Penguin) – 2010 True Thriller Award recipient
• Linda Fairstein bestselling author of Hell Gate (Dutton) – 2010 Silver bullet award
• Harlan Coben bestselling author of Caught (Dutton) – Spotlight Guest

These authors will be featured in special presentations where they will be interviewed by fellow authors. Follett, Bowde, and Fairstein will also be presented with their awards at the fifth annual Thriller Awards Banquet on Saturday night.

Putnam author Clive Cussler, an original member and supporter of Thrillerfest, will be featured on a special panel titled, "Inside the Thrillermasters Mind." In addition, many Penguin authors will be included in panel discussions throughout the weekend: Raymond Khoury, Chris Kuzneski, Meg Gardiner, Karen Harper, John Lescroart, Jennifer Allison, A.J. Hartley, Ridley Pearson, Christopher Golden, Sandi Ault, CJ Lyons, David Salkin, Grant Blackwood, Paul Kemprecos, Karen Dionne, Rebecca York, and Mark Greaney will all participate.

To view the panel schedule for the festival, click here.

International Thriller Writers annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals.

Find more information about ThrillerFest here.

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For the week of July 4th, Whiplash by Catherine Coulter (Putnam) debuts at #5 on the New York Times hardcover fiction list.

Here are more  New York Times  bestseller highlights:

On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #6 in its 64th week; The Spy by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott is #8 in its third week; Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #13 in its seventh week.

On the hardcover nonfiction list, The Last Stand by Nathanial Philbrick (Viking) is #4 in its seventh week; and The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose (NAL Caliber) is #9 in its fifteenth week.

On the trade fiction list, The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Plume) is #10 in its third week; and Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts (Berkley) is #18 in its eighth week.

On the mass market paperback list, Black Hills by Nora Roberts (Jove) is #3 in its fourth week; Medusa by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos (Berkley) is #5 in its fourth week; A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart (Signet) is #11 in its third week; Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #12 in its eleventh week; Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #13 in its 47th week; and The Traffickers by WE.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Jove) is #17 in its second week.

Penguin Books is thrilled to publish the winner of the BRAVO'S "WORK OF ART: THE NEXT GREAT ARTIST" Book Challenge, The Time Machine, by H.G Wells, designed by John Parot, on sale now.

Penguin Publisher, Kathryn Court, who had the chance to speak with contestants, remarked, "This year we're celebrating Penguin Books 75th Anniversary, and this seemed a perfect way to showcase what Penguin does best—publish great books with great covers. The cover featuring the winning design captures the spirit of Penguin-classic yet cutting edge."

Penguin Group (USA) lands two debuts on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of June 27th: The Traffickers by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Jove) debuts at #18 on the mass market fiction list; and Geek Dad by Ken Denmead (Gotham) debuts at #6 on the paperback advice, how-to and miscellaneous list.

Here are more New York Times bestseller highlights:

On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #4 in its 63rd week; The Spy by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott is #5 in its second week; Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #6 in its sixth week; Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley) is #8 in its second week; and Storm Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) is #9 in its fourth week.

On the hardcover nonfiction list, The Last Stand by Nathanial Philbrick (Viking) is #8 in its sixth week; and The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose (NAL Caliber) is #11 in its fourteenth week.