About Phoenix Books, Inc.

Phoenix Books, Inc. has become the fastest growing independent publisher in the country since its 2007 acquisition by Dwight D. Opperman, founder of Westlaw and current Chairman and CEO of Phoenix Books. Phoenix Books, Inc. is comprised of several publishing imprints: Phoenix Books and Audio, Dove Books and Audio, and Pickwick Press. The company has recently embraced a new direction by acquiring works of nonfiction and fiction that have significant social and literary importance.

Phoenix Books, Inc. is moving forward with bold acquisitions that welcome a host of compelling and diverse authors to the list.

Phoenix Audio, one of the largest and most formidable companies in the audio book industry, offers a comprehensive and extensive list with a wide range of titles across all genres, fiction and nonfiction. Dove Books is primed to be the leader in the field of inspirational, spiritual, and self-help publishing. Dove intends to publish a refocused list of titles beginning Fall 2010.

Pickwick Press is the new imprint for the children's division of Phoenix Books, Inc. The soft launch of the line began September 2009 with a series of young adult books. The official launch of the imprint will occur in Fall 2010, when it will publish more than twenty titles ranging from board books to young adult titles.

With strong leadership, vibrant imprints, and exciting new titles, Phoenix Books, Inc. is perfectly positioned to become a leading force in independent publishing and a destination for authors and agents alike.

Dwight D. Opperman said, “I am firmly committed to establishing Phoenix Books as the leading force in independent publishing. This is a time in which innovative thinking, progressive options, and a new kind of management are called for in the world of book publishing.”

“I intend to make Phoenix Books the gold standard of independent publishing,” Phoenix President Julie Chrystyn stated. “Opperman is the most successful name in the history of American publishing, and I am determined to see to it that Phoenix Books follows this tradition.”

Phoenix’s recent and upcoming titles include works from Shari Arison, Carl Reiner, Thaisa Frank, Charles Bowden, James Brown, Dan Chaon, Ruth Rendell, Carole Mallory, Richard Hack, Ethan Brown, Larry King, and Linda Sexton.

For more information on Phoenix’s titles and authors, click here.

To read the press release regarding Phoenix’s new leadership team and editorial direction, click here.

To view Phoenix’s current catalog, click here.

Phoenix Books, Inc. does not currently accept submissions, manuscripts, or proposals from authors without representation. We recommend that authors looking to be published work with a literary agent.