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Books, Design & Culture

July 30, 2010
by Dan
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Something for the Weekend

Today is Penguin’s 75th Birthday! Happy Birthday Penguin. Tony Lacey, Publishing Director of Penguin, discusses the Penguin Decades series: And The Guardian interviews Penguin Chief Executive John Makinson, who sounds pretty pleased with himself (Penguin just announced record-breaking half year … Continue reading

July 12, 2010
by Dan
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Penguin 75: Q & A with Paul Buckley and Christopher Brand

Launched with 10 titles by Allen Lane in 1935, Penguin Books turns 75 this year. To commemorate the anniversary, Executive VP Creative Director Paul Buckley has compiled Penguin 75, a collection of 75 book covers from the Penguin US archive. … Continue reading