Editing Pentomino (section)

== Literature ==
Pentominoes were featured in a prominent subplot of [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s 1975 novel ''[[Imperial Earth]]''. Clarke also wrote an [[essay]] in which he described the game and how he got hooked on it.<ref>''Could you solve Pentominoes?'' by Arthur C. Clarke, ''Sunday Telegraph Magazine'', September 14, 1975; reprinted in Clarke's ''Ascent to Orbit: A Scientific Autobiography'', New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984. {{isbn|047187910X}}</ref>

They were also featured in [[Blue Balliett]]'s ''[[Chasing Vermeer]]'', which was published in 2003 and illustrated by [[Brett Helquist]], as well as its sequels, ''[[The Wright 3]]'' and ''[[The Calder Game]]''.<ref>''Chasing Vermeer'', by Blue Balliett, Scholastic Paperbacks, {{isbn|0439372976}}</ref>

In [[The New York Times crossword puzzle|''The New York Times'' crossword puzzle]] for June 27, 2012, the clue for an 11-letter word at 37 across was "Complete set of 12 shapes formed by this puzzle's black squares."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Buckley|first=Mike|date=June 27, 2012|editor-last=Shortz|editor-first=Will|title=The Crossword|url=https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/daily/2012/06/27|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 July 2020|website=New York Times}}</ref>