Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff dies at 76

Godoff died of cancer on Tuesday

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Published: Feb 27, 2026 6:20 PM  | 1 min read
Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff dies at 76
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Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff has passed away. She was 76.

Godoff died of cancer on Tuesday in Albany, New York, according to a statement from Penguin Press, which she had founded in 2003.

“Ann’s impact on American book culture over the past four decades is incalculable,” Penguin Press publisher Scott Moyers said in a statement. “An editor of immense range in fiction, nonfiction and poetry, Ann shepherded into print innumerable New York Times bestsellers, multiple winners of every major award, and works that have appeared on all manner of best books lists — of the year, the decade, and the century.”

Godoff was born on July 22, 1949, in Manhattan.

 

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Published On: Feb 27, 2026 6:20 PM