Kensington Publishing

Kensington Publishing Corp. is an American, New York–based publishing house founded in 1974 by Walter Zacharius (1923–2011) and Roberta Bender Grossman (1946–1992). Kensington is known as "America's Independent Publisher". It remains a multi-generational family business, with Steven Zacharius succeeding his father as president and CEO, and Adam Zacharius as general manager.

Kensington Publishing
PredecessorLancer Books
Founded1974 (1974)
Founder
  • Walter Zacharius
  • Roberta Bender Grossman
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
DistributionPenguin Random House Publisher Services
Key people
  • Steven Zacharius
  • Adam Zacharius
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresRomance, women's fiction, African American, young adult, nonfiction, true-crime, western, mystery
ImprintsZebra Books
Pinnacle Books
Dafina
Urban Soul
Citadel Press
Lyrical Press
No. of employees85
Official websitekensingtonbooks.com

It is the house of many New York Times bestselling authors, including Fern Michaels, Lisa Jackson, Joanne Fluke and William W. Johnstone. In addition to the over 500 new titles that the company publishes each year, it has a vast and diverse backlist that includes classics such as The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick, Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max and Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre.

Kensington's imprints include Zebra Books, Pinnacle Books, Dafina, Citadel Press, and Lyrical Press, which provide readers with a range of popular genres such as romance, military thrillers and espionage, women's fiction, African American, young adult and nonfiction, as well as true-crime, western, and mystery titles.

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