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E: 24/07 Win a bundle of Penguin Readers' Choice books
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url: https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/penguin-books-influenced-pop-culture
The Penguin books that shaped pop culture and became classics.
"Without Nineteen Eighty-Four, we wouldn’t have Big Brother or Room 101. Without Pride and Prejudice, there’d be no Bridget Jones’s Diary or Bridgerton. Without Lord of the Flies, there’d be no Yellowjackets or Lost."
Curated with one of the biggest bibliophiles on the Internet, Jack Edwards, we explore the stories behind 11 books that have shaped culture from the past 90 years.
PLUS: Vote for your favourite title at the end of the article for a chance to win a bundle of Readers' Choice books.
For the chance to win one of ten bundles of the top-voted books, enter your details before 11:59pm on 24th July 2025.
url: https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/penguin-books-influenced-pop-culture
The Penguin books that shaped pop culture and became classics.
"Without Nineteen Eighty-Four, we wouldn’t have Big Brother or Room 101. Without Pride and Prejudice, there’d be no Bridget Jones’s Diary or Bridgerton. Without Lord of the Flies, there’d be no Yellowjackets or Lost."
Curated with one of the biggest bibliophiles on the Internet, Jack Edwards, we explore the stories behind 11 books that have shaped culture from the past 90 years.
PLUS: Vote for your favourite title at the end of the article for a chance to win a bundle of Readers' Choice books.
For the chance to win one of ten bundles of the top-voted books, enter your details before 11:59pm on 24th July 2025.
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