For Beginners
For Beginners LLC is a publishing company based in Danbury, Connecticut, that publishes the For Beginners graphic nonfiction series of documentary comic books on complex topics, covering an array of subjects on the college level. Meant to appeal to students and “non-readers,” as well as people who wish to broaden their knowledge without attending a university, the series has sold more than a million copies.
| Predecessor | Writers and Readers Cooperative, Writers and Readers Publishing, Inc. |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| Founder | Glenn Thompson, Sian Williams, John Berger, Lisa Appignanesi, Richard Appignanesi, Arnold Wesker, Chris Searle |
| Country of origin | U.S., previously United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London (1974–87), then New York City (1987–2001), now Danbury, Connecticut |
| Distribution | Red Wheel/Weiser/Conari |
| Key people | Glenn Thompson Dawn Reshen-Doty Merrillee Warholak |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | history, philosophy, politics |
| Imprints | Harlem River Press Black Butterfly Children's Books |
| Official website | forbeginnersbooks.com |
The For Beginners series was launched in the mid-1970s, but became out of print and often unavailable after the 2001 death of co-founder and publisher Glenn Thompson. In 2007, a consortium of investors revived the series, reprinted back issues, and promised to publish between six and nine new issues each year. The current publisher is Dawn Reshen-Doty.