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Avid Reader Press

Avid Reader Press is a division of Simon & Schuster that publishes books with intense focus and true partnership.

Last updated September 2, 2026

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Overview

Avid Reader Press is a division of Simon & Schuster, founded in 2018 and launched in July 2019. It aims to publish great books with intense focus and true partnership. The imprint has published multiple New York Times bestsellers and Pulitzer Prize finalists.

History

Avid Reader Press was co-founded in 2018 by Jofie Ferrari-Adler and Ben Loehnen. The imprint launched in July 2019 with Lisa Taddeo's 'Three Women', a #1 New York Times bestseller. Over the next six years, it published more than forty other New York Times bestsellers. Four of its titles have been named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.

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