Status Defunct (Sept. 2010) Founder Harry Shorten Country of origin United States of America | Publication types Books Founded 1957 | |
Parent company Dorchester Publishing (c. 1982–2010) Key people Jean Marie Stine, Don D'Auria Parent organization Dorchester Publishing (c. 1982–2010) Headquarters location New York City, New York, United States Fiction genres Horror fiction, Thriller, Western | ||
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Leisure Books was a mass market paperback publisher specializing in horror and thrillers. They also published fantasy, science fiction, Westerns, and the Wildlife Treasury card series. Leisure Books was an imprint of Dorchester Publishing from c. 1982–2010, when it was closed down.
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- Leisure books south africa s biggest and best book club
- Overview
- Leisure book sales club
- History
- References
Leisure horror titles have won numerous awards, including the Bram Stoker Award, and the International Horror Guild Award. In addition, a Leisure title was given the 2002 World Fantasy Award.
Overview
As of 2000, Leisure Books was the only American publisher with a line of horror books. Leisure Books published novels and collections by a number of horror's notable authors, such as Brian Keene, Richard Laymon, Graham Masterton, Ray Garton, Stacy Dittrich, Jack Ketchum, Sarah Pinborough and Douglas Clegg.
There was also a line of Leisure Westerns, notably featuring the work of Max Brand among others.
Beginning in 1976, Leisure Books published Gardner Fox's series fantasy featuring the barbarian Kyrik: Warlock Warrior, Kyrik Fights the Demon World, Kyrik and the Wizard's Sword, and Kyrik and the Lost Queen.
Leisure Books published the Wildlife Treasury educational animal encyclopedia for young children between 1975 and 1981.
Leisure book sales club
Leisure Books offered a book sales club service. Typically two free books were provided as an initial inducement. After that two books were sent on a monthly basis. Readers would have 10 days to keep or return. If kept there would be a discount on the purchase price.
History
Harry Shorten founded Leisure Books in 1957. The company was acquired by Dorchester Publishing in 1982.
Effective September 2010, Leisure Books, along with the remainder of Dorchester's mass market paperback lines, were canceled as print publications. Future titles were slated to be available only as e-books.