Red Wheel?Weiser, also known in different periods in its history as RedWheel/Weiser/Conari and Samuel Weiser, Inc., is a book
publisher with three
imprint
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s: Red Wheel, Weiser Books and Conari Books. It is America's second-largest
publisher of
occult
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and
New Age books, behind
Llewellyn Worldwide, and is also one of the oldest American publishers to concentrate exclusively on that
genre. It publishes on average 60-75 new titles per year and maintains a large
backlist, partly of books that it originally published, and partly of older
public domain rare occult books.
Imprints
Weiser Books
This main imprint is also the oldest. It was founded as ''Samuel Weiser, Inc.'' in 1956, a time when few other publishers were willing to tackle occult subjects, and was originally an offshoot of the New York City retailer,
Weiser Antiquarian Books Weiser Antiquarian Books is the oldest occult bookstore in the United States. It specialises in books on Aleister Crowley and his circle, magic, mysticism, eastern religions and alternative spirituality. Its earlier New York incarnation, The Weiser ...
. This imprint publishes the backlist and continues to acquire books on occultism,
astrology,
esoteric subjects, Eastern religions,
Wicca and related topics.
Red Wheel
Red Wheel was founded in 2000 as an imprint for spiritually oriented or occult
self-help
Self-help or self-improvement is a self-guided improvement''APA Dictionary of Physicology'', 1st ed., Gary R. VandenBos, ed., Washington: American Psychological Association, 2007.—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a subst ...
and
how-to books, and at that time the company name was changed from Samuel Weiser, Inc. to RedWheel/Weiser, with several other variations being commonly seen, including Weiser, Inc.
Conari Books
This imprint was acquired in 2002. Before this, Conari Books had been a separate publisher, based in
Berkeley, California, dating back to 1989. This imprint focuses on books that view
sociology and
parenting issues through a spiritual or New Age perspective.
Mango Publishing acquired Conari in 2019.
Turning Stone Press
Turning Stone was founded in 2012. It is a self-publishing imprint in collaboration with
Hampton Roads Publishing Company and Hierophant Publishing.
Disinformation Books
Disinformation Books was founded in 1997 as the publishing division of
Disinformation. It was acquired by Red Wheel/Weiser in 2012.
Career Press
Career Press was founded in 1985 by Ron Fry and is focused on business books. Red Wheel/Weiser acquired Career Press in 2017.
New Page Books
New Page Books was founded in 1999 as the general nonfiction imprint of Career Press.
Location
The company has been previously located in
Boston and in
York Beach, Maine for most of its history. In 2006, the editorial department moved to
San Francisco and the sales and marketing department moved to
Newburyport, Massachusetts
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.
Famous authors
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Aleister Crowley
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Dion Fortune
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Eliphas Levi
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S.L. MacGregor Mathers
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Arthur Edward Waite
Notes
References
*''2007 Writer's Market'', Robert Lee Brewer & Joanna Masterson. (2006)
*''Jeff Herman's Guide To Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents 2007'', Jeff Herman. (2006)
External links
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New Age literature
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Book publishing companies based in Massachusetts
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Publishing companies established in 1956
Companies based in Newburyport, Massachusetts
American companies established in 1956