Viking Press

Viking Press
Parent companyPenguin Random House
StatusActive
Founded1925 (1925)
FoundersHarold K. Guinzburg
George Oppenheimer
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Key peopleBrian Tart (president)
Kenneth Wright (Children's publisher)
Imprints
  • Viking Kestrel
  • Viking Adult
  • Viking Children's Books
  • Viking Portable Library
Official websitepenguin.com/vikingbooks

Viking Press (formally Viking Penguin, also listed as Viking Books) is an American publishing company owned by Penguin Random House. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheimer and then acquired by the Penguin Group in 1975.

The publisher's name and logo, a Viking ship drawn by Rockwell Kent, were chosen as symbols of enterprise, adventure, and exploration in publishing.

Viking Press was sold to Penguin Books in 1975 for $12 million due to the publishing house's monetary difficulties. These were speculated to have been caused by the shrinkage in the juvenile market and Viking Press' lack of a textbook division.

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