Penguin Random House is an Anglo-American multinational publishing conglomerate established on July 1, 2013, through the merger of Penguin Books and Random House.
The company was founded by Markus Dohle following the completion of a transaction between Bertelsmann and Pearson, which combined their respective trade publishing divisions, Random House and Penguin Group. It is currently one of the "Big Five" English-language publishers, alongside Simon & Schuster, Hachette, HarperCollins, and Macmillan Publishers.
As of 2021, Penguin Random House employed approximately 10,000 people worldwide and published around 15,000 titles annually across its 250 divisions and imprints.
The publisher is widely recognized for the Jack Reacher series, which, as of 2022, has sold over 100 million copies globally.[1]
History[]
After being laid off from his career as a television producer, Lee Child wrote and published Killing Floor under Jove Books, an imprint of the Berkley Publishing Group. At the time, Berkley was part of Penguin Putnam, which later became part of Penguin Group and, eventually, Penguin Random House. The series went on to achieve significant success, with subsequent entries published under various Penguin Random House imprints.
As of 2023, Delacorte Press, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House, announced a renewal of the series for four additional installments, beginning with In Too Deep in 2024 and culminating in the 32nd entry in 2027. These new titles will primarily be written by Andrew Child, with Lee Child stepping into a more advisory role in the series' development.[2]