Berkley Books
Parent company Penguin Group (Penguin Random House) | | |
Founded | 1955 | |
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Founder | Charles Byrne and Frederic Klein | |
Country of origin | United States | |
Headquarters location | New York City | |
Imprints | Ace, Jove, New American Library | |
Official website | berkleyjoveauthors berkleysignetmysteries |
Berkley Books is now an imprint of the Penguin Group.
History
Berkley Books began as an independent company in 1955. It was founded as "Chic News Company" by Charles Byrne and Frederick Klein, who had worked for
Following its publication (1985) of the paperback reprint edition of
In December 2008, Berkley cancelled the publication of the
In 2015, the sister paperback group New American Library was merged into Berkley.[8][9] In April 2015, Berkley Books signed the self-published author Jasinda Wilder.[10][11] In January 2016, Berkley was merged into Penguin's Putnam/Dutton. Ivan Held replaced Leslie Gelbman as president of Berkley Books.[12] In 2020, Berkley Books announced two new horror books by Grady Hendrix.[13]
Imprints
Authors
Its major authors have included:[14]
Comic books
- 1976–1977: Bionic Woman PB (Berkley Novel)
- 1977: From the Land Beyond Beyond SC: The Films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen
- 1988: New Comics SC
- 1998: X-Men Empire's End PB (Berkley Novel)
References
- ^ Robert D. McFadden, Walter J. Minton, Publisher Who Defied Censors, Dies at 96, Nytimes.com, 20 November 2019
- ^ "History of Berkley Books on the Penguin Group (USA) website". Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2006.
- ^ "Publication of disputed Holocaust memoir canceled". Associated Press. December 27, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ Motoko Rich, Brian Stelter, As Another Memoir Is Faked, Trust Suffers, Nytimes.com, 30 December 2008
- ^ Berkley/NAL to Launch E-book Imprint, InterMix, Publishersweekly.com, 19 October 2011
- ^ Tara Fowler, 'Fifty Shades' Watch: Erotic book trilogy sells for seven figures, Ew.com, 17 September 2012
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr, Cliterature Cash! Maya Banks Gets 7-Figures For 'Fifty Shades'-Like Erotic Book Trilogy, Deadline.com, 17 September 2012 |accessdate=August 16, 2015
- ^ "Penguin Merges Berkley, NAL". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Berkley and New American Library Combined, Locusmag.com, 26 June 2015
- ^ Alison Flood, Self-published star Jasinda Wilder lands seven-figure deal with traditional imprint, Theguardian.com, 7 April 2015
- ^ Carolyn Kellogg, Two self-published successes sign with major publishers, Latimes.com, 7 April 2015
- ^ Calvin Reid, Penguin Merges Berkley Into Putnam/Dutton, Publishersweekly.com, 12 January 2016
- ^ Berkley Announces Two New Horror Novels by Grady Hendrix, Tor.com, 24 June 2020
- ^ McDowell, Edwin (May 13, 1988). "Book notes". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2011.