Newmarket Press

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Newmarket Press
StatusDefunct
Founded1981
FounderEsther Margolis
SuccessorIt Books (HarperCollins)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.newmarketpress.com (defunct)

Newmarket Publishing and Communications Company, and its publishing arm Newmarket Press, was an American publishing label founded in 1981 by president and publisher Esther Margolis.

History

Newmarket published about 20-30 mainly non-fiction books a year, primarily in the areas of

childcare & parenting, film & performing arts, psychology, health & nutrition, biography, history, business & personal finance, and popular self-help & reference. It was acquired by HarperCollins' It Books in 2011.[1] In 2014, Margolis left HarperCollins to start a new venture, regaining control of the Newmarket Press name and logo.[2]

Newmarket's list included such popular and acclaimed books as the 2 million-copy bestselling What's Happening To My Body? series of puberty education books for boys and girls by

National Jewish Book Award
in nonfiction.

In addition, Newmarket created a successful niche in publishing books on film, theater and performing arts. Its entertainment list included over 100 film books, tying into 301

, among others.

Leadership

Esther Margolis is an American publisher who served as president and majority owner of Newmarket Publishing and Communications and Newmarket Press, which she founded. Prior to Newmarket, Margolis spent 17 years at

.

See also

References

  1. ^ "HarperCollins Buys Newmarket Press". Publishers Weekly. October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. ^ "Margolis Leaving HC; Will Start New Venture". Publishers Weekly. February 10, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2021.