Kensington Publishing

Kensington Publishing holds court with readers. The independent publisher sells hardcover, trade, and mass market fiction and non-fiction books through its Kensington, Zebra, Pinnacle, and Citadel imprints. The company publishes about 600 titles a year and has a backlist of more than 3,000. Romance and women's fiction account for more than half of its titles published each year. Other niche topics covered include wicca, gambling, gay & lesbian, and military history. Readers can turn to the company's Rebel Base Books Web site to order titles such as I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max, which sold more than 70,000 copies its first year and made the New York Times Bestseller list in 2006, 2007, and 2008.