During his quarter century as president of Bantam Books, Oscar Dystel was the most successful publisher—ever—of mass market paperbacks. He was one of the greatest stars of 20th-century book publishing ...

We were walking our dogs when Karen told me the mass-market paperback--the familiar 5-by-7-inch book you could slip into the ...

Fred Klein, who helped make Bantam Books a major force in mass market paperback publishing in the 1960s and 1970s, died on October 22. He was 97. Klein is credited by many as being one of the pioneers ...

BANTAM >> Bob Schwalb strongly believes in the power of books and art to create a sense of community. For nearly three years — before closing the doors on Oct. 18 — Schwalb and his wife, Suzanne, ...

The founder of both Bantam Books Inc. and Ballantine Books, Ian Ballantine has been called “the father of the mass-market paperback.” A literary visionary, unafraid to take chances on new writers, he ...

Noted civil rights attorney Ben Crump has inked a seven-figure deal to author a series of crime novels for Bantam Books. Under the deal, Bantam Books will publish the first two installments of a crime ...

BANTAM >> Dickens Books & Art opened at the Old Switch Factory last Sunday, in the space previously occupied by the White Room. The shop, named after famous author Charles Dickens, will feature a ...

He oversaw a boom in the format beginning in the 1960s, turning out best sellers like “Jaws,” “The Exorcist” and “The Catcher in the Rye.” By Penelope Green Marc Jaffe was at a New Year’s Eve party of ...

NEW YORK — Oscar Dystel — who combined sharp editorial judgments, shrewd marketing, and attention-grabbing covers to propel Bantam Books from the brink of collapse to preeminence in paperback ...