Kensington Publishing Corp. is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 book publisher.

Overview

Kensington was founded in 1974 by Walter Zacharius, formerly of Lancer Books

Lancer Books

Lancer Books was a series of paperback books published from 1961 through 1973 by Irwin Stein and Walter Zacharius. While it published stories of a number of genres, it was noted most for its science fiction and fantasy, particularly its series of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian tales, the...

. Steven Zacharius became president and CEO in 2005. Vice president Michael Rosamilia has been the CFO since 1989. Laurie Parkin is the vice president and publisher. Adam Zacharius, grandson of Walter, and son of Steven, works in the family business.

Kensington is a commercial trade publisher in mass market paperback, trade paperback and hardcover books. It is the largest remaining independent US publisher of these books. Kensington acquired Pinnacle Books in 1988. It acquired Citadel Press in 2000, making it the focal point for Kensington's non-fiction program. In 2008 Kensington acquired the publishing assets of Holloway House.

Kensington's Dafina imprint specializes in fiction and non-fiction for the African-American market and features authors such as Carl Weber, Mary Monroe

Mary Monroe

Mary Monroe is a New York Times bestselling African-American fiction author. Her first novel, The Upper Room, was published by St. Martin's Press in 1985...

, and Mary B. Morrison. A 2000s co-venture imprint with Just Us Books, called Marimba Books, features multicultural children's books

Children's literature

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...

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Imprints

• Aphrodisia (erotica)
• Brava (erotic romance)
• Citadel (general non-fiction, Lyle Stuart
  Lyle Stuart
  Lyle Stuart was an American author and independent publisher of controversial books....
  
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• Dafina (African-American)
• Pinnacle (commercial fiction: thrillers, true crime)
• Twin Streams (wicca
  Wicca
  Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
  
  , alternative health)
• Urban Soul (women's fiction, joint venture with Urban Books
  Urban Books
  Urban Books is a book publisher specializing in African-American topics, founded and published by Carl Weber in 2002.-Imprints:* Urban Soul Urban Books is a book publisher specializing in African-American topics, founded and published by Carl Weber in 2002.-Imprints:* Urban Soul Urban Books is a...
  
  )
• Vibe Street Lit
• Zebra (romance, and formerly science fiction and fantasy)

Authors

Authors include Lisa Jackson, Fern Michaels

Fern Michaels

Fern Michaels is an American author of romance and thriller novels, including nearly 50 best selling books with more than 70 million copies in print...

, JoAnne Fluke

Joanne Fluke

Joanne Fluke is a female author who writes the Hannah Swensen Mysteries for Kensington Mysteries. Her mystery series is widely popular, and she is a national bestselling author; so far there are thirteen books published in the series. Her series has been known for its recipes, its comedy, and...

, Rich Merritt

Rich Merritt

Richard Wayne Merritt is an author, blogger and attorney. Merritt is a speaker at universities, law schools and other civic organizations about topics ranging from issues on gay and lesbian equality to fundamentalism...

, William J. Mann

William J. Mann

William J. Mann is an American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian best known for his 2006 biography of Katharine Hepburn, Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn...

, William W. Johnstone

William W. Johnstone

William Wallace Johnstone was a prolific American author, mostly of western, horror and survivalist novels.- Biography :...

, Wendy Corsi Staub, Franklin Schneider,annah Howell], and Cal Orey.

Citadel Press "100" series

The Citadel Press "100" series is a series of books published by the Citadel Press about 100 most influential persons in particular category.

• The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
  The 100
  The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by Michael H. Hart, reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human history....
  
  by Michael H. Hart
  Michael H. Hart
  Michael H. Hart is an astrophysicist who has also written three books on history and controversial articles on a variety of subjects. Hart describes himself as a Jeffersonian liberal, while his critics call him a conservative and a racial separatist.-Science:Hart, a graduate of the Bronx High...
  
  , 1978
• The Black 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential African-Americans, Past and Present, Columbus Salley, 1993
• The Civil War 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential People in the War Between the States, Robert Wooster, 1998
• The Fictional 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Characters in World Literature and Legend, Lucy Pollard-Gott, 1998

• The Film 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential People in the History of the Movies, Scott Smith
  Scott Smith
  Scott Smith is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2007, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Doer...
  
  , 1998
• The Gay 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and Present, Paul Elliott Russell, 2002
• The Golf 100: Ranking the Greatest Golfers of All Time, Robert McCord
  Robert McCord
  Robert M. "Rob" McCord is the Treasurer of Pennsylvania.- Biography :Born on March 5, 1959, Robert Maxwell McCord was born in California. When he was 10 he moved to Ardmore PA and later attended Lower Merion High School. After graduating from Lower Merion High, McCord took a year off and then went...
  
  , 2001
• The 100 Greatest Heroes: Inspiring Profiles of One Hundred Men and Women Who Changed the World, H. Paul Jeffers, 2003
• The Hispanic 100: A Ranking of the Latino Men and Women Who Have Most Influenced American Thought and Culture, Himilce Novas
  Himilce Novas
  Himilce Novas is a novelist, historian, journalist and human rights activist.Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1960 her family fled to the United States. Novas was educated in New York City, where she has spent most of her life....
  
  , 1995
• The Italian 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential, Cultural, Scientific, and Political Figures, Past and Present by Stephen J. Spignesi and Michael Vena, 1998
• The Jewish 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Jews of All Time
  The Jewish 100
  The Jewish 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Jews of all Time is an international bestseller by composer Michael Jeffrey Shapiro .The 2000 edition of the book contains a number of changes, including an entry on Yitzhak Rabin....
  
  by Michael Shapiro, 1994
• The Legal 100: A Ranking of the Individuals Who Have Most Influenced the Law, Darien A. McWhirter, 1998
• The Medical 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential People in Medicine, Past and Present, John G. Simmons, 1999
• The Military 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Military Leaders of All Time, Michael Lee Lanning
  Michael Lee Lanning
  Michael Lee Lanning is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and the author of military non-fiction.- Biography :Lanning was born in Sweetwater, Texas to James Maurice and Alice Coskey Lanning. He married Linda Moore of Roby, Texas on December 20, 1967. They have two daughters, Reveilee Ann and...
  
  , 1996
• The Scientific 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Scientists, Past and Present, John G. Simmons, 2000
• The Wealthy 100: From Benjamin Franklin to Bill Gates - A Ranking of the Richest Americans, Past and Present, Michael Klepper and Robert Gunther
  Robert Gunther
  Robert Theodore Gunther was a historian of science, zoologist, and founder of the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford....
  
  , 1996
• The World War II 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Figures of the Second World War, Howard Langer, 2001

Similar titles by other publishers

• The Canadian 100: 100 Most Influential Canadians of the 20th Century, Graham Rawlinson, Arthur & Co.,1998
• 100 Hispanic-Americans Who Shaped American History, Rick Laezman, Bluewood Books, 2002
• The Irish 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Irish Men and Women of All Time, Tom Philbin, Andrews McMeel Publishers, 1999, ISBN 0836268415
• Movers & Shakers: The 100 Most Influential Figures in Modern Business, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003
• 100 Native Americans Who Shaped American History, Bonnie Juettner, Bluewood Books, 2002
• The Literary 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time by Daniel S. Burt, Checkmark Books, 2000
• The Scottish 100: Portraits of History's Most Influential Scots, Duncan A. Bruce; Carroll & Graf Publishers
  Carroll & Graf Publishers
  Carroll & Graf Publishers, an American publishing company centered in New York City, was an imprint of the Avalon Publishing Group,Publisher Kent Carroll, the editorial director of Grove Press from 1975 to 1981, co-founded Carroll & Graf in 1982...
  
  , 2000
• The Sports 100: The One Hundred Most Important People in American Sports History, Brad Herzog; Macmillan
  Macmillan Publishers (United States)
  Macmillan Publishers USA, also known as Macmillan Publishing, is a privately held American publishing company owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than 30 others....
  
  , 1995
• The Sports 100 : A Ranking of the Greatest Athletes of All Time, (previously printed as The 100 Greatest Athletes of All-Time: A Sports Editor's Personal Ranking), Bert Randolph Sugar, Carol Publishing Group, 1995
• The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time: A Ranking Past and Present, Deborah G. Felder, Carol Publishing Group, 1995