Sentinel
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Sentinel was established in 2003 as a dedicated conservative imprint within Penguin Group (USA) Inc. It has a mandate to publish a wide variety of right-of-center books on subjects like politics, history, public policy, culture, religion and international relations. The name Sentinel symbolizes a tough-minded defense of America's fundamental values and national interests.
Sentinel's first books were published in the summer of 2004, and the imprint now publishes approximately 10 hardcovers per year, as well as trade paperbacks.
Some of Sentinel's early success stories include:
- A Matter of Character by Ronald Kessler (New York Times bestseller)
- A Patriot's History of The United States by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen
- The Truth About Hillary by Edward Klein (New York Times bestseller)
- Do-Gooders by Mona Charen (New York Times bestseller)
- The War on Christmas by John Gibson
- The U.N. Exposed by Eric Shawn
Upcoming Sentinel highlights include:
- Now They Call Me Infidel by Nonie Darwish
- Leaving the Left by Keith Thompson
- One Nation, One Standard by Herman Badillo
- Exposing the Real Che Guevara by Humberto Fontova
- Legal Weasels by Wendy Murphy
- Reagan & Thatcher by Nicholas Wapshott
Adrian Zackheim
Founder and Publisher of Sentinel
Zackheim has a long track record of publishing books by notable conservatives, including Margaret Thatcher, Newt Gingrich, and Bob Dole.
Before coming to Penguin Group, he was the associate publisher and editor-in-chief of HarperInformation, a division of HarperCollins. His distinguished career has also included editorial positions at William Morrow, Doubleday, and St. Martin's Press.
Bernadette Malone
Senior Editor
Bernadette Malone joined Sentinel shortly after its founding in 2003. She was previously an editor at Regnery Publishing in Washington, DC, where she edited three New York Times bestsellersShakedown by Kenneth Timmerman, Invasion by Michelle Malkin, and Useful Idiots by Mona Charen. Prior to joining Regnery, she was based in Manchester, NH, as the editorial page editor of the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. She started her career in journalism by covering Congress and the Clinton administration for syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak. Malone has written for National Review and the Weekly Standard, and she has appeared on PBS's "Newshour", C-Span's "Washington Journal", Fox News Channel's "O'Reilly Factor", and other news shows.