Penguin Books is one of my favorite publishers, and guess what?  Their 75th anniversary is TODAY, July 30!  I’m celebrating this with some fun facts about Penguin and a special giveaway, courtesy of Penguin Books!

Some interesting facts:

• Penguin’s founder was Allen Lane, and his secretary came up with the name “Penguin”
• Today, the Penguin imprint alone has over 4000 books in print
• This summer, the Penguin mobile will be driving around to bookstores across the US to promote literacy (yay!)
• Penguin is donating books to military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan and at libraries and literacy groups at every stop along the way
• Check out Penguin’s dedicated 75th anniversary website for more details

In honor of Penguin’s anniversary, I’m giving away a copy of The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn, which is a memoir about the author’s experience at the Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in France.  Yes, I know I usually have a policy of not giving away anything I haven’t read, but this book has been on my TBR list forever!  Penguin was kind enough to send me a copy for myself and one more to give away, so you’ll be seeing a review sometime soon.

Fill out the form below in order to enter.  Comments on this post will not be counted for entry.  The contest ends Saturday, August 7.  I’ll announce the winner in my Sunday Salon post on Sunday, August 8.  U.S. only, please