Many collectors read every book published by an author and then begin collecting first editions of each title. Many collectors return to the books they loved as children.

Author Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles with rich, highly original and sometimes shocking stories in her new collection of fiction, ...

Telegraph readers can claim a different free Penguin Essentials book every day thisweek, worth £7.99 each.

The collection of re-branded classics would be called Penguin Essentials: we aimed to persuade new readers to discover these books as well as re-ignite existing readers’ love for them.

For serious collectors, this is a great line: the Penguin Drop Caps collection features 26 books, each with a single letter on the cover. Together, they make the alphabet.