Kensington

An Imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.

Kensington Publishing Corp. is the last remaining independent U.S. publisher of hardcover, trade and mass market paperback books. 2006 marks our 32nd year in business. From the time our very first book (Appointment in Dallas by Hugh McDonald), became a bestseller, Kensington has been known as an astute and determined David-vs.-Goliath publisher of titles in the full spectrum of categories, from fiction and romance to health and nonfiction.

Kensington now accounts for about 7% of all mass market paperback sales in the U.S. Through the Kensington, Zebra, Pinnacle and Citadel press imprints, the company releases close to 600 new books per year and has a backlist of more than 3,000 titles.

We are considered a leader and innovator in such areas of publishing as African-American (Dafina), Gay and Lesbian, Erotic Romance (Brava), Wicca, and Alternative Health (Twin Streams) and of course romance. In the beginning of 2006 we will be launching our new erotica line in tradepaper and in an eBook format as well. We have also just started a new website called www.rebelbasebooks.com where you can find the latest books about popular culture that's taking place on the web.

The Kensington staff now totals close to 90 employees who take their inspiration from founder and Chairman Emeritus, Walter Zacharius (Oct. 16, 1923 - March 2, 2011),during a distinguished 50-year publishing career, he has introduced dozens of bestselling writers, and developed countless marketing innovations. Steven Zacharius, became President and Chief Executive Officer of Kensington in 2005. (excerpted from Kensington Web Site August 2007).

74 Publications Found

Wild Women and the Blues
Wild Women and the Blues
Denny S. Bryce
Mar 2021
An Unconditional Freedom (The Loyal League)
A Hope Divided (The Loyal League)
A Hope Divided (The Loyal League)
Alyssa Cole
Nov 2017
An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League)
Breaking All My Rules
Breaking All My Rules
Trice Hickman
Jun 2015
Troublemaker
Troublemaker
Trice Hickman
Jul 2014
Perfect Timing
Perfect Timing
Brenda Jackson
Mar 2014
If You Don’t Know Me
If You Don’t Know Me
Mary B. Morrison
Feb 2014
I’d Rather Be With You
I’d Rather Be With You
Mary B. Morrison
Feb 2014
The Replacement Wife
The Replacement Wife
Tiffany Warren
Feb 2014
Strong Heat (A Strong Family Novel)
Strong Heat (A Strong Family Novel)
Niobia Bryant
Dec 2013
A Good Dose of Pleasure (The Morgan Men)
Lost Daughters
Lost Daughters
Mary Monroe
May 2013
Message from a Mistress (Mistress Series)
Heaven Right Here
Heaven Right Here
Lutishia Lovely
Aug 2011
Every Thug Needs A Lady
Every Thug Needs A Lady
Wahida Clark
May 2011
Perfect Fit
Perfect Fit
Brenda Jackson
Feb 2011
Visible Lives: Three Stories in Tribute To E. Lynn Harris
Visible Lives
Terrance Dean, James Earl Hardy, and Stanley Bennett Clay
Jun 2010
The Memories We Keep
The Memories We Keep
Walter Zacharius
Apr 2007
When You Dance With The Devil
When You Dance With The Devil
Gwynne Forster
Aug 2006
The Other Brother
The Other Brother
Brandon Massey
Jul 2006
Heated (Strong Family)
Heated (Strong Family)
Niobia Bryant
Jun 2006
Silent Wager
Silent Wager
Anita Bunkley
May 2006
Fever In The Blood
Fever In The Blood
Robert Fleming
May 2006
The Immortality Of Influence
The Immortality Of Influence
Salome Thomas-El
May 2006
Down On My Knees
Down On My Knees
Victor McGlothin
May 2006
Payback Is A Mutha
Payback Is A Mutha
Wahida Clark
Apr 2006
Making Friends With Black People
Making Friends With Black People
Nick Adams
Mar 2006
Destiny’s Daughters
Destiny’s Daughters
Donna Hill, Gwynne Forster and Parry Brown
Feb 2006
What’s Done In The Dark
What’s Done In The Dark
Gloria Mallette
Jan 2006
The Preacher’s Son
The Preacher’s Son
Carl Weber
Dec 2005
Blind Trust
Blind Trust
Leslie Esdaile Banks
Sep 2005
Betrayal Of the Trust
Betrayal Of the Trust
Leslie Esdaile Banks
Aug 2005
Caught In The Mix
Caught In The Mix
Candice Dow
Jun 2005
A Dollar And A Dream
A Dollar And A Dream
Carl Weber, Angel Hunter, Dwayne S. Joseph, and La Jill Hunt
May 2005
Relative Interest
Relative Interest
Anita Bunkley
Nov 2004
Distant Lover
Distant Lover
Gloria Mallette
Oct 2004
Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers
Dark Dreams
Brandon Massey
Aug 2004
Mother Eternal Ann Everlastin’s Is Dead
Mother Eternal Ann Everlastin’s Is Dead
Pat G’Orge Walker
Jul 2004
Proverbs For The People: Contemporary African-American Stories
Proverbs For The People
Tracy Price-Thompson and TaRessa Stovall (Editors), with Pearl Cleage, Donna Hill, Parry Brown, Omar Tyree, and others
Jul 2004
He’s Just A Friend
He’s Just A Friend
Mary B. Morrison
Jun 2004
Cry Me A River
Cry Me A River
Ernest Hill
May 2004
Havoc After Dark: Tales of Terror
Havoc After Dark
Robert Fleming
Mar 2004
Player Haters
Player Haters
Carl Weber
Feb 2004
Dark Corner
Dark Corner
Brandon Massey
Jan 2004
One Flesh
One Flesh
Clarence Major
Nov 2003
The Honey Well
The Honey Well
Gloria Mallette
Nov 2003
Bangers
Bangers
Gary Phillips
Oct 2003
It’s A Thin Line
It’s A Thin Line
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Oct 2003
True Lies
True Lies
Margaret Johnson-Hodge
Sep 2003
Al On America
Al On America
Al Sharpton
Aug 2003
Got A Man
Got A Man
Daaimah S. Poole
Jul 2003
Sister Betty! God’s Calling You, Again!
Sister Betty! God’s Calling You, Again!
Pat G’Orge Walker
Jul 2003
Proverbs For The People
Proverbs For The People
Pearl Cleage, Omar Tyree, Margaret Johnson-Hodge, Timmothy B. McCann, Brandon Massey, Kambon Obayani, Earl Sewell, and Maxine Thompson
Jun 2003
Soulmates Dissipate
Soulmates Dissipate
Mary B. Morrison
Apr 2003
Blues From Down Deep
Blues From Down Deep
Gwynne Forster
Mar 2003
I Choose To Stay: A Black Teacher Refuses to Desert the Inner City
I Choose To Stay
Salome Thomas-El
Mar 2003
A Mighty Love
A Mighty Love
Anita Doreen Diggs
Feb 2003
Baby Momma Drama
Baby Momma Drama
Carl Weber
Jan 2003
Love Prescription: Ending the War Between Black Men and Women
Love Prescription
Jeffrey Gardere
Dec 2002
Gonna Lay Down My Burdens
Gonna Lay Down My Burdens
Mary Monroe
Sep 2002
Yo Yo Love
Yo Yo Love
Daaimah S. Poole
Aug 2002
The Upper Room (A Mama Ruby Novel)
The Upper Room (A Mama Ruby Novel)
Mary Monroe
Jul 2002
Black Robes, White Justice: Why Our Legal System Doesn’t Work for Blacks
Black Robes, White Justice
Bruce Wright
Mar 2002
When Twilight Comes
When Twilight Comes
Gwynne Forster
Feb 2002
Smart Parenting For African-Americans: Helping Your Kids Thrive in a Difficult World
Smart Parenting For African-Americans
Jeffrey Gardere
Jan 2002
Seventh Child: A Family Memoir of Malcolm X
Seventh Child
Rodnell P. Collins and A. Peter Bailey
Jan 2002
Married Men
Married Men
Carl Weber
Sep 2001
Every Bitter Thing Sweet
Every Bitter Thing Sweet
Roslyn Carrington
Aug 2001
God Don’t Like Ugly
God Don’t Like Ugly
Mary Monroe
Oct 2000
Souls of My Sisters: Black Women Break Their Silence, Tell Their Stories and Heal Their Spirits
Souls of My Sisters
Dawn Marie Daniels and Candace Sandy
Oct 2000
Lookin’ For Luv
Lookin’ For Luv
Carl Weber
Sep 2000
A Thirst For Rain
A Thirst For Rain
Roslyn Carrington
Sep 1999
Here And Now (Orig.)
Here And Now (Orig.)
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Oct 1998

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