Plaza & Janés

Plaza & Janés Editores S.A. is a Spanish publishing house founded in 1959 in Barcelona through the merger of Germán Plaza's Ediciones Cliper and the publishing house of poet and editor Josep Janés i Olivé. It quickly became one of the leading publishers in the Spanish-language market, expanding across Spain and Latin America; Plaza y Janés Editores Colombia was established in 1961. In 1984 the German media group Bertelsmann acquired the company, and in 2001 it became part of Random House Mondadori, a joint venture between Bertelsmann and the Italian publisher Mondadori. In 2012 Bertelsmann bought Mondadori's stake, and in 2013 the company merged with Penguin to form Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, of which Plaza & Janés is now an imprint. The publisher's catalogue spans a wide range of genres, including adventure and romantic novels, non-fiction, current affairs, biographies, health, cooking, and books tied to successful television programmes. It is known for publishing international best-selling authors such as Stephen King, John le Carré, Ken Follett, Frederick Forsyth, Mika Waltari, George R. R. Martin, and Isabel Allende, as well as Spanish-language writers like Javier Reverte, José Luis Sampedro, Adelaida García Morales, and Julia Navarro. Its women's fiction line features best-selling authors Danielle Steel and Marian Keyes. Plaza & Janés also bets on younger talents such as Félix J. Palma, Ignacio del Valle, Jorge Díaz, and Patrick Rothfuss. Today Plaza & Janés operates as a commercial imprint within Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, with its catalogue promoted through the Penguin Libros website and distributed across bookstores and online retailers in Spain and Latin America. The brand continues to publish new titles each season, including works by Stephen King (e.g., Cuento de hadas, September 2022) and Isabel Allende (e.g., La palabra mágica, April 2026).

Plaza & Janés Editores S.A. was founded in 1959 in Barcelona as a result of the merger between the publishing house of Germán Plaza (Ediciones Cliper) and that of the poet and editor Josep Janés i Olivé. The new company expanded rapidly and by the 1970s had a significant presence in the Spanish and Hispanic-American publishing markets; Plaza y Janés Editores Colombia, for example, was founded in 1961. In 1984 the German communications group Bertelsmann acquired the company. In 2001, when Bertelsmann formed a joint venture with the Italian publisher Mondadori, Plaza & Janés became part of Random House Mondadori. Later, in 2012, Bertelsmann bought Mondadori's stake in the joint venture, and in 2013 it merged with the British company Penguin, so Plaza & Janés became part of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial. The publisher's catalogue has featured internationally renowned authors such as Stephen King, John le Carré, Ken Follett, Frederick Forsyth, Mika Waltari, George R. R. Martin, and Isabel Allende, as well as Spanish writers like Javier Reverte, José Luis Sampedro, Adelaida García Morales, and Julia Navarro. Its women's fiction line includes best-selling authors Danielle Steel and Marian Keyes. Alongside established writers, the publisher supports younger talents such as Félix J. Palma, Ignacio del Valle, Jorge Díaz, and Patrick Rothfuss. The imprint covers various literary genres: adventure, romantic, and non-fiction novels, as well as works on cultural, political, and current affairs, biographies, and other topics of interest related to successful television programmes, health, cooking, and more.

• 2026

  Scheduled publication of Isabel Allende's La palabra mágica under the Plaza & Janés imprint (April 2026).

• 2022

  Publication of Stephen King's Cuento de hadas under the Plaza & Janés imprint (September 2022).

• 2013

  Bertelsmann merges with Penguin; Plaza & Janés becomes part of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial.

• 2012

  Bertelsmann buys Mondadori's stake in the joint venture.

• 2001

  Bertelsmann forms joint venture with Mondadori; Plaza & Janés becomes part of Random House Mondadori.

• 1984

  German media group Bertelsmann acquires the company.

• 1961

  Plaza y Janés Editores Colombia founded.

• 1959

  Plaza & Janés Editores S.A. founded in Barcelona through the merger of Germán Plaza's Ediciones Cliper and Josep Janés i Olivé's publishing house.

A leading Spanish-language trade publisher with a broad catalogue of international and domestic bestsellers, operating as an imprint of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial.

• 2022

  Cuento de hadas by Stephen King

  Fantasy novel published under the Plaza & Janés imprint in September 2022.

• 2026

  La palabra mágica by Isabel Allende

  Biographical work scheduled for April 2026 under the Plaza & Janés imprint.

• Una familia moderna

  A novel about the passage of time, identity, and the contradictions of contemporary life, featured as a weekly bestseller on the publisher's website.

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2. 2Contacte con nosotros | Penguin Libros ESpenguinlibros.com
3. 3Cuento de hadas | Penguin Librospenguinlibros.com
4. 4La palabra mágica | Penguin Librospenguinlibros.com
5. 5Plaza & Janés - Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Plaza & Janés - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org