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Ballantine Books is a major American book publisher that is a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Ballantine was founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. [1] Ballantine was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains part of that company.

Ballantine Books is the publisher of many New York Times bestselling authors and critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction. Kim has been at Ballantine since 1989 where she began her career in the publicity department.

Books Published by Ballantine Books The Lost Coast Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman The Big Freeze Natalie Lampert The Lost Story Meg Shaffer The Secret History of Sharks John Long Husbands & Lovers Beatriz Williams Not Too Late Gwendolyn Bounds Shelterwood Lisa Wingate World Class Grant Wahl, edited by Alexander Wolff and Mark Mravic

Since our creation in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine, Bantam Books has represented a spirit of adventure in storytelling matched by a bold cultural and intellectual reach. Our current fiction list has a particular focus on suspense titles, publishing some of the most talented names in mystery and ...

Ballantine Books is one of America's largest publishers of hardcover, trade paperback, and mass market paperback books. Founded in 1952, Ballantine was acquired by Penguin Random House in 1973. Its imprints include Ballantine Books, Ballantine Reader's Circle, Del Rey, Del Rey/LucasBooks, Fawcett, Ivy, One World, and Wellspring.