Gallery Publishing Group is a general interest publisher and a division of

Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest publ ...

which houses the imprints Gallery Books,

Pocket Books Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books. History Pocket Books produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in the United States in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing in ...

, Scout Press, Gallery 13, and Saga Press. Jen Bergstrom is the Senior Vice President and Publisher.

History

Simon & Schuster created the Gallery Books imprint in 2009 to unite the editorial teams of

and Simon Spotlight Entertainment (or SSE), and Gallery Books launched its first list in 2010. Louise Burke was named executive vice-president and publisher while Jennifer Bergstrom, who had been publisher of SSE, would be editor-in-chief. Gallery’s initial mission was to focus on women's fiction, pop culture and entertainment.

announced a reorganization in October 2012 that created four divisions, with the Gallery Publishing Group as one. When the reorganization was complete, Gallery Publishing Group consisted of Gallery Books, Pocket Books, Pocket Star, and Karen Hunter Books. In the years since, Pocket Star and Karen Hunter Books have been disbanded, while new imprints have been created. Pocket Books, which was founded in 1939 and was instrumental in introducing the pocket-size book to the American market, remains active and continues to publish mass-market editions. In 2015 the Gallery Publishing Group launched literary fiction imprint Scout Press with Ruth Ware’s debut, ''In a Dark, Dark Wood.'' The imprint has continued to publish all of ''New York Times'' bestselling author Ware’s books, along with ambitious fiction by authors including Candice Carty Williams,

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, Andrew MacDonald, and

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.” In July 2016, Gallery Books announced a new line of graphic books called Gallery 13. The imprint has published the highest quality visual storytelling by creators including

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, and James O’Barr. In August 2017, Jennifer Bergstrom became senior vice president and publisher following the retirement of Louise Burke. In March 2019, the all-inclusive fantasy and science fiction imprint Saga Press moved from Simon & Schuster’s Children’s Publishing Group to Gallery. Saga publishes bestselling and esteemed authors including Charlaine Harris,

Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones is a Piegan Blackfoot, Blackfoot Native Americans in the United States, Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction. Although his recent work is often classified as horror ...

Rebecca Roanhorse Rebecca Roanhorse (born March 14, 1971) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer from New Mexico. She has written short stories and science fiction novels featuring Navajo characters.Kerry Lengel"Navajo legends come to life in Rebecca Ro ...

, and

Ken Liu Ken Liu (born 1976) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. His epic fantasy series ''The Dandelion Dynasty'', which he describes as silkpunk, is published by Simon & Schuster. Liu has won Hugo and Nebula Awards for his short fic ...

. Gallery Books – Gallery Publishing Group’s core, general-interest imprint – has expanded its mission and scope over time and now publishes books in a wide array of categories, including commercial fiction, memoir, and narrative nonfiction.

Imprints

* Gallery Books, general interest imprint * Pocket Books, mass market imprint of the Gallery group * Scout Press, literary fiction imprint * Gallery 13, graphic novel imprint * Saga Press, science fiction and fantasy imprint * MTV Entertainment Books (formerly MTV Books), pop culture imprint, revitalized in 2021

Notable authors

Simon & Schuster has published thousands of books from thousands of authors. This list represents some of the more notable authors at Gallery Books (those who are culturally significant or have had several bestsellers). For a more extensive list see List of Simon & Schuster authors. * Ruth Ware * Stephen Chbosky *

* Tiffany Haddish * Mike Rowe *

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Christina Lauren Christina Lauren (the combined penname of Christina Hobbs Venstra and Lauren Billings Luhrs) is an American author duo of contemporary fiction, teen fiction and romance novels. Career The pair met in 2009 while writing fanfiction online, and ...

* Amy Schumer * Omarosa Manigault-Newman * Clint Hill * America Ferrera *

Anna Todd Anna Renee Todd (born March 20, 1989) is an American author and screenwriter, who is best known for her ''After (Todd novel), After'' series. She started publishing on the social storytelling platform Wattpad. The print edition of the series was ...

Catherine Coulter Jean Catherine Coulter (born December 26, 1942) is an American author of romantic suspense thrillers and historical romances who currently resides in northern California. Biography Early years Coulter grew up on a horse ranch in Cameron County, ...

* JR Ward * Cecile Richards *

Candice Carty-Williams Candice Carty-Williams (born 21 July 1989) is a British writer, best known for her 2019 debut novel, ''Queenie (novel), Queenie''. She has written for publications including ''The Guardian'', ''i-D'', ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', ''The Sunday Ti ...

* Chelsea Handler * Lisa Genova *

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References

External links

Gallery Books Home Page

Gallery 13 Home Page
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