When was Viking Press established and by whom?
Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheimer established Viking Press in New York City on the 1st of March 1925.
Questions about Viking Press
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Why did Viking Press sell to Penguin Books in 1975?
Monetary difficulties plagued the company during the mid-1970s due to shrinkage in the juvenile market and a lack of a textbook division. The transaction closed in 1975 for twelve million dollars.
What children's book won the Newbery Medal published by Viking Children's Books?
William Pene du Bois wrote and illustrated The Twenty-One Balloons which won the Newbery Medal in 1948. May Massee served as editor for the department's first publication called The Story About Ping.
Which titles were edited for the Viking Critical Library series?
Robert Scholes edited James Joyce's Dubliners for the series in 1996 while Chester G. Anderson edited Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man in 1977. No new titles have been released since 1998 though existing ones remain available.
Who are notable authors who contributed to Viking Adult or other imprints?
Stephen King, Joan Didion, S.E. Hinton, Richard Peck, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and David Foster Wallace appear among the roster of famous writers who contributed to the press. John Steinbeck published works through Viking Adult which faced legal trouble in 1946 due to his bold eulogy.