Ann Godoff, an editor and publisher for Penguin Press, died on Feb. 24 in Albany, N.Y. She was 76. Godoff died from complications of bone cancer in a hospital, her partner, Annik LaFarge confirmed to the New York Times. Godoff spent more than three decades as the head of Random House, nurturing the careers of […]
Ann Godoff, Penguin Press Founder and Editor, Dies at 76
Ann Godoff, an editor and publisher for Penguin Press, died on Feb. 24 in Albany, N.Y. She was 76. Godoff died from complications of bone cancer in a hospital, her partner, Annik LaFarge confirmed to the New York Times. Godoff spent more than three decades as the head of Random House, nurturing the
Last updated: April 13, 2026, 2:45 PM
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