Ace Books
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Ace Books was founded in 1953 by A. A. Wyn, and is the oldest continuously operating science fiction publisher in the United States. Read more
Alpha Books
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Alpha Books was formed in 1991 as a computer book imprint. Read more
Avery
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Avery, an imprint focusing on health, self-help, diet, and fitness, is best known for publishing cutting-edge, but accessible books from the top experts in their fields. Read more
Berkley Books
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Berkley Books was founded in 1955 by a group of independent investors. Read more
Dial Books for Young Readers
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Dial Books for Young Readers is a hardcover division publishing approximately fifty titles a year for children of all ages, from preschool through young adult. Read more
Dutton Books
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The history of Dutton dates back to 1852, when Edward Payson Dutton founded a book-selling firm in Boston, E. P. Dutton. Read more
Dutton Children's Books
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Dutton Children's Books is one of the oldest continually operating children's book publishers in the United States. Read more
Firebird
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Firebird is a science fiction and fantasy imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. specifically designed to appeal to both teenagers and adults. Read more
Frederick Warne
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Frederick Warne was founded in 1865 by a bookseller turned publisher who gave his own name to the firm. Read more
Gotham Books
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William Shinker founded Gotham Books in New York City on September 4, 2001. Read more
G.P. Putnam's Sons
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For the past fifteen consecutive years, G.P. Putnam's Sons has led the publishing industry with more hardcover fiction and nonfiction New York Times bestsellers than any other imprint in the publishing industry. Read more
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
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G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers publishes about fifty trade hardcover books a year for children, including lively, accessible picture books and some of today's strongest voices in fiction. Read more
Grosset & Dunlap
Yes, Virginia, there really are (or we should say, were) a Mr. Grosset and a Mr. Dunlap, who started their own publishing company in 1898. Read more
HP Books
HP Books, acquired as part of the purchase of Price Stern Sloan, originated in Tucson, Arizona as publishers of self-help and how-to books. Read more
Hudson Street Press
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Founded in 2003, Hudson Street Press publishes original, high-profile, hardcover nonfiction: practical, personality-driven books that speak to what keeps readers up at night, and voice-driven narratives that uniquely comment on how we make our way in the world. Read more
Jove
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Jove Books originated as Pyramid Books, which was founded in 1949 by Alfred R. Plaine and Matthew Huttner, and was sold to the Walter Reade Organization in the late 1960s. Read more
NAL
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In the fifteen years immediately following World War II, paperback publishing came of age in the United States, with a handful of companies leading the way. Read more
Penguin
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In the early 1930's, most publishers thought the market for quality books was limited to a handful of elite readers. Read more
The Penguin Press
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The Penguin Press was founded in 2003 by Ann Godoff and launched its debut list in the Winter of 2004. Read more
Perigee Books
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Perigee Books, originally created as the trade paperback imprint for G. P. Putnam's Sons, has featured an eclectic range of titles from virtually every category of publishing, both fiction and nonfiction. Read more
Philomel Books
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Philomel Books was created in the early 1980s from World Publishing Books for Young People, by Editor and Publisher Ann Beneduce. Read more
Plume
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Plume was founded in 1970 as the trade paperback imprint of New American Library. Read more
Portfolio
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Portfolio was established in 2001 as the first dedicated business book imprint within Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Read more
Prentice Hall Press
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Prentice Hall Press, formerly the trade imprint of Pearson's Prentice Hall Direct division, was moved to Penguin Group USA in 2002. Read more
Price Stern Sloane
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Price Stern Sloan was founded in Los Angeles in the early 1960s to publish the Mad Libs series that Roger Price and Leonard Stern had concocted during their stint as writers for Steve Allen's Tonight Show. Read more
Puffin Books
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One of the most prestigious children's paperback publishers in the United States, Puffin Books was founded on a strong literary tradition and a commitment to publishing a successful mix of classic children's fiction and the best new literature. Read more
Razorbill
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Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, is dedicated to young adult and middle grade books. Read more
Riverhead
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Founded in 1994 by Susan Petersen Kennedy, Riverhead Books is now well-established as a publisher of bestselling literary fiction and quality non-fiction. Read more
Sentinel
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Sentinel was established in 2003 as a dedicated conservative imprint within Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Read more
Speak
Puffin Books launched Speak, a new imprint aimed at teens, in 2002. Read more
Tarcher
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Jeremy P. Tarcher founded the company (now an imprint) that bears his name thirty years ago in Los Angeles, CA. Read more
The Viking Press
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The Viking Press was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim. Read more
Viking Books for Young Readers
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Viking Children's Books was founded in 1933 as a department of the prestigious Viking Press, known for publishing such authors as Sherwood Anderson, James Joyce, John Steinbeck, and Rebecca West. Read more