Game and Hobby Book Publishers

Annotated listing of publishers of books about games and hobbies.

3dtotal Publishing

As part of our mission to create practical resources for artists, we also publish high-quality art books dedicated to bringing invaluable training to beginners, hobbyists, and professionals alike. Our books feature top industry professionals from around the globe who share their experience in skillfully written step-by-step tutorials and guides. Illustrated throughout with stunning artwork, these bestselling publications offer creative insight, expert advice, and essential motivation.

    Worcester, England   UK

Abaddon Books

Abaddon Books is a British publishing imprint, founded in 2006. It is part of the Rebellion group of companies. Abaddon publishes "shared-world" novels set in a number of narrative settings, with two or more authors writing in each series. Please note Abaddon Books is a Work For Hire imprint, purchasing the work and the rights from the author outright (which includes all created worlds), rather than a licensing-with-royalties deal.

    Oxford, England   UK

Anness Publishing

Anness Publishing was founded in 1988 and we are now one of the largest independent book publishers in the UK. After 27 years we have sold in excess of 225,000,000 books, publishing titles on subjects ranging from cooking and crafts to gardening, new age, reference, hobbies and transport as well as a lively and successful list of pre-school activity and home study reference books for children. Imprints include Lorenz Books for hardback non-fiction, Southwater for trade paperback, Armadillo for children's books, and Peony Press for gift books.

    London, England   UK

Asabi Publishing

Established in 2002, Asabi Publishing is an innovative publishing company with world-wide distribution specializing in unique, high-quality books. We establish honest & sincere relationships with our authors and have developed and invested in our own in-house marketing engine to support the marketing efforts of our authors.

    Schenactady, NY   US

Ash Grove Press

Publisher of board games based on Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, as well as a cookbook.

    Prairie Village, KS   US

Atomic Overmind Press

Atomic Overmind Press is an Alexandria, Virginia-based publishing house, founded in 2008. The Overmind and its creative partners are dedicated to bringing the best in esoteric science-fiction, fantasy, horror, fringe culture, and hobby gaming to a global audience.

    Alexandria, VA   US

Bitmap Books

Founded by graphic designer Sam Dyer, Bitmap Books is an award-winning independent publisher of retro gaming books. The company aims to celebrate the software, hardware, developers, and code shops that laid down the foundations for the billion-dollar industry we know and love today.

    Bath,   UK

Blue River Press

Blue River Press publishes books on sport, health, fitness, education, games, popular culture, travel, regional interest and other genres, Blue River Press has more than 100 books and e-books in print and is distributed nationally by Cardinal Publishers Group.

    Indianapolis, IN   US

Boss Fight Books

Boss Fight Books, founded in Los Angeles in June 2013, publishes great books about classic video games. Each of our books will take a critical, creative, historical, and personal look at a single game.

    Los Angeles, CA   US

Downingfield Press

Downingfield Press is an independent book publisher based in Melbourne with a global reach. Our mission is to publish emerging authors. We strive to produce interesting content bound in affordable, high-quality, and well-designed books. We focus on cultural value when selecting works to publish.

    Pascoe Vale, VIC   AU

Igloo Books

Igloo Books are the global leader of mass market publishing and a key multi-territory and award-winning Disney Book Group licensee. Our content for children and adults spans the full spectrum of popular categories: illustrated story, activity, novelty, board, fiction, puzzle, reference, gift sets; available in 77 countries across 64 languages.

    Northampton, England   UK

Klutz

Publishing how-to books from juggling to science for kids.

    Palo Alto, CA   US

Krause Publications

We pride ourselves in supplying collectors and hobbyists with the information and instruction they need to enjoy their hobby even more. There's something for everyone from antique collectors to comic book collectors, old cars fans, hunters and shooters, sewers and quilts, coin collectors and more. Krause Publications joined the F+W Publications, Inc. family in July 2002.

    Iola, WI   US

Laurence King Publishers

Established in London in 1991, Laurence King Publishing is now recognised as one of the world's leading publishers of books on the creative arts.

    London, England   UK

Lucky Spool Media

Publishers of illustrated books in the areas of sewing, quilting and knitting. We take the time and care to create beautiful, accurate books that enrich the work you are already doing and inspire you to continue learning new and challenging techniques. We welcome anyone interested in our craft to learn, be inspired and encourage one another from a place of tolerance and mutual respect for everything that makes us unique.

    San Francisco, CA   US

Master Point Press

While primarily interested in books on contract bridge, MPP also publishes books on other games and intellectual pursuits.

    Toronto, ON   CA

Octopus Publishing

Octopus is a leading publisher of non-fiction books. We have extensive experience of working with high profile authors, trusted partners and associations to produce exciting, market leading books. Our imprints each have their own identity and all publish highly successful titles of outstanding quality and content. They include Aster, Cassell, Conran Octopus, Endeavour, Gaia Books, Godsfield, Hamlyn, Ilex, Kyle, Miller’s, Mitchell Beazley, Monoray, Philip's, Pyramid, Spruce and Summersdale.

    London, England   UK

Outland Entertainment

Outland Entertainment is a publisher specializing in innovative works of speculative fiction, comics, graphic novels, and games. We’ve developed a variety of intellectual property to build a large and varied library of fiction, comics, graphic novels, and games. In 2017, Outland Entertainment acquired Ragnarok Publications and brought an incredible library of intellectual property, anthologies, and a distribution deal through Independent Publishers Group (IPG) into the fold.

    Kansas City, MO   US

Pen and Sword Books

Pen and Sword specialises in all areas of military history, naval and maritime, aviation, local history, genealogy, social history, transport, discovery and exploration, archaeology, nostalgia and true crime. In 2017, a new lifestyle imprint named White Owl was launched, which publishes books on areas such as health and diet, hobbies and sport, gardening and wildlife and space.

    South Yorkshire, England   UK

Pomegranate Communications

Pomegranate is a leading publisher of award-winning books and gift products. With a focus on fine art and illustration, Pomegranate collaborates with individual artists as well as museums, galleries, and libraries across the world. Since 1968, we have been creating a wealth of unique products, from books and calendars to home décor and games for children. As an independent, family-owned company based in Portland, Oregon, we value quality, excellent customer service, and innovative ideas. We continually introduce new formats and designs, with the mission to inspire through art.

    Portland, OR   US

Renaissance Press

Renaissance is dedicated to publishing novels and graphic novels from diverse Canadian voices. We publish fiction in every genre, though we have a strong preference for the stories which don’t fit neatly in one genre.

    Gatineau, PQ   CA

Ryland Peters & Small

Ryland Peters & Small and CICO Books is an independent, illustrated publisher creating beautifully produced books in the areas of interior design, food and drink, craft, mindfulness and spirituality, health, humour and pop culture. We also produce delightful gifts and stationery, as well as a cracking range of books for kids!

    London, England   US

Squadron Signal Publications

Squadron/Signal provides a vast and interesting range of subjects and well illustrated formats to fill the equally varied needs of enthusiasts, historians and modelers in there quest to find that special knowledge that makes the hobby worthwhile.

    Carrollton, TX   US

The Mad Duck Coalition

The Mad Duck Coalition publishing house is a haven for the intellectually curious. A flock of brave mad men and women, we are interested in unique ideas, excellent observations, and engaging prose. We place authorial integrity, intellectual rigor, and passionate pursuits above all else. This is the Mad Duck Coalition, where exceptional and pioneering people take flight. Big Ripple Books: Big Ripple Books is The Mad Duck Coalition’s first imprint. As such, it is the nesting place for quality prose narratives, fiction and non-fiction. Memoirs, experiments, and bona fide literature, you’ll find the best duckin’ stuff here. Bottoms Up Journal: In The Weeds Provocations is the first half of The Mad Duck Coalition’s academic imprints for leading academic vanguards, excuse us, avant-gardes: the heart and soul of intellectual Academia! Books and tomes—all transparently peer reviewed—fit to be the one stop shop for all your research needs! Flights of Fancy Publications: Flights of Fancy Publications is The Mad Duck Coalition’s speculative imprint. Cozy up to the fire and let these engaging, smart genre stories fly you someplace else. Mind you, they’re not necessarily pretty places to visit, but you will enjoy the flight. the flight.

    New York, NY   US

Titan Books

Titan Books is a leading independent publisher of fantasy, science fiction, horror, crime, pop culture, and more.

    London, England   UK