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'''Kensington''' has been around since 1974. Kensington publishes romance under various imprints including but not limited to: Kensington Books (hardcovers and trade papers), Zebra Books (historical romances, contemporary romances), Pinnacle Books (commercial thriller and true crime fiction, as well as Encanto bilingual romances), and [[Brava]].  
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[[category:Publishers]][[Category: US Publishers]]
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'''Kensington Books''' was founded in 1974 and publishes romance under various imprints. The ''Kensington Books Corporation'' was formed as the result of the merging of ''Windsor Publishing Corporation'' and its former imprint [[Pinnacle]] Books with [[Zebra]], a former division of Kensington. It is the largest remaining independent US publisher of hardcover, trade and mass market paperback books since all other mayor US publishers have become part of lager corporations.
  
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== On the Web ==
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*[http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/ Kensington Books Website]
  
== Current Kensington Imprints ==
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== Current Imprints ==
 
* [[Aphrodisia]]
 
* [[Aphrodisia]]
* [[Brava]]
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* [[Brava]] - Erotic Romance
* [[Dafina]]
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* [[Dafina]] - African-American
* [[Kensington]]
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* [[Encanto]] - bilingual romances
* [[Zebra]]
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* Kensington - hardcovers and trade papers
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* [[Pinnacle]] - commercial thriller and true crime fiction
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* [[Zebra]] - historical romances, contemporary romances
  
== Defunct Kensington Imprints ==
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== Defunct Imprints ==
 
* [[Bouquet]]
 
* [[Bouquet]]
 
* [[Precious Gems]]
 
* [[Precious Gems]]
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* [[Kensington Splendor|Splendor]]
 
* [[Voices]]
 
* [[Voices]]
  
==On the Web==
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== Authors ==
*[http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/ Kensington Books Website]
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*[[Kimberly Killion]]
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*[[Delilah Marvelle]]
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*[[Sara Reinke]]
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*[[Shelli Stevens]]
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*[[Jo Ann Ferguson]]

Latest revision as of 19:19, 3 December 2008

Kensington Books was founded in 1974 and publishes romance under various imprints. The Kensington Books Corporation was formed as the result of the merging of Windsor Publishing Corporation and its former imprint Pinnacle Books with Zebra, a former division of Kensington. It is the largest remaining independent US publisher of hardcover, trade and mass market paperback books since all other mayor US publishers have become part of lager corporations.

On the Web

Current Imprints

  • Aphrodisia
  • Brava - Erotic Romance
  • Dafina - African-American
  • Encanto - bilingual romances
  • Kensington - hardcovers and trade papers
  • Pinnacle - commercial thriller and true crime fiction
  • Zebra - historical romances, contemporary romances

Defunct Imprints

Authors