Villard, also known as Villard Books, is a publishing imprint of

Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...

, one of the largest publishing companies in the world, owned by Bertelsmann since 1998 and grouped in

Penguin Random House Penguin Random House LLC is an Anglo-American multinational conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, from the merger of Penguin Group and Random House. On April 2, 2020, Bertelsmann announced the completion of its purchase ...

since 2013. It was founded in 1983. Villard began as an independent imprint of Random House and is currently a sub-imprint of Ballantine Books, itself an imprint of Random House. It was named after a

Stanford White Stanford White (November 9, 1853 – June 25, 1906) was an American architect. He was also a partner in the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, one of the most significant Beaux-Arts firms. He designed many houses for the rich, in addition ...

brownstone mansion on Madison Avenue that was the home of Random House for twenty years.

Books

1985 *''

The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract ''The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract'' is a reference book written by Bill James featuring an overview of professional baseball decade by decade, along with rankings of the top 100 players at each position. The original edition was publi ...

'', Bill James 1987 *'' Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women'',

Ricky Jay Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) was an American stage magician, actor and writer. In a profile for ''The New Yorker'', Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". In addition to sleight ...

*''Pattern Crimes'',

William Bayer William Bayer (pronounced “byer”) is an American novelist, the author of twenty-one books including '' The New York Times'' best-sellers ''Switch'' and ''Pattern Crimes.'' Bayer has written a series of novels featuring fictional New York Pol ...

1988 *'' All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten'',

Robert Fulghum Robert Lee Fulghum (; born June 4, 1937) is an American author and Unitarian Universalist minister. Early career He grew up in Waco, Texas and received his Bachelor of Arts at Baylor University in 1958. He received his Bachelor of Divinity at ...

1989 *''Jacob the Baker: Gentle Wisdom for a Complicated World'', Noah Benshea 1990 *''

Latin for All Occasions ''Latin for All Occasions'' (''Lingua Latina Occasionibus Omnibus'') is a 1990 book by Henry Beard, and ''Latin for Even More Occasions'' (''Lingua Latina Multo Pluribus Occasionibus'') is a 1991 sequel. Both contain translations of modern Engl ...

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Henry Beard Henry Nichols Beard (born June 7, 1945) is an American humorist, one of the founders of the magazine ''National Lampoon (magazine), National Lampoon'' and the author of several best-selling books. Life and career Beard, a great-grandson of 14t ...

1991 *''Kiss the Hand You Cannot Bite: Rise and Fall of the Ceauşescus'', Edward Behr 1992 *''Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of

Mark David Chapman Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955) is an American man who murdered former Beatles member John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. As Lennon walked into the archway of his apartment building at The Dakota, Chapman shot Lennon from a ...

, the Man Who Shot

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

'', Jack Jones *''The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook'',

and Christopher Cerf 1993 *''Different Loving: the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission'', Gloria Brame *'' Hate on Trial: The Case Against America's Most Dangerous Neo-Nazi'',

Morris Dees Morris Seligman Dees Jr. (born December 16, 1936) is an American attorney known as the co-founder and former chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), based in Montgomery, Alabama. He ran a direct marketing firm before fou ...

& Steve Fiffer *'' The Fifties'',

David Halberstam David Halberstam (April 10, 1934 April 23, 2007) was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, Korean War, and late ...

*'' Primal Fear'', William Diehl 1994 *''Behind the Times: Inside the New New York Times'', Edwin Diamond. *'' Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe'',

John Boswell John Eastburn Boswell (March 20, 1947December 24, 1994) was an American historian and a full professor at Yale University. Many of Boswell's studies focused on the issue of religion and homosexuality, specifically Christianity and homosexuality. ...

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Saved by the Light ''Saved by the Light'' is a 1994 nonfiction book by Dannion Brinkley describing his purported near-death experience (NDE). It is co-authored by Paul Perry. The book was adapted for a 1995 FOX TV film of the same name starring Eric Roberts. ...

: The True Story of a Man who Died Twice and the Profound Revelations He Received'', Dannion Brinkley and Paul Perry, *''

Mary Cassatt Mary Stevenson Cassatt (; May 22, 1844June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh's North Side), but lived much of her adult life in France, where she befriended Edgar De ...

: A Life'', Nancy Mowll Mathews *''The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia'' 1995 *''Bone in the Throat'', Anthony Bourdain *''The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories,'' Paul Kingsbury *''

Wonder Boys ''Wonder Boys'' is a 1995 novel by the American writer Michael Chabon. It was adapted into a film with the same title in 2000. Plot summary Pittsburgh professor and author Grady Tripp is working on an unwieldy 2,611-page manuscript that is mean ...

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Michael Chabon Michael Chabon ( ; born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, DC, he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, gr ...

1996 *'' Into the Wild'',

Jon Krakauer Jon Krakauer (born April 12, 1954) is an American writer and mountaineer. He is the author of bestselling non-fiction books—'' Into the Wild''; ''Into Thin Air''; ''Under the Banner of Heaven''; and '' Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat ...

*'' The Sparrow'',

Mary Doria Russell Mary Doria Russell (born August 19, 1950) is an American novelist. Early life and education Russell was born in Elmhurst, Illinois She graduated from Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois, which has registered its chapter of the Nati ...

1997 *''Gone Bamboo'', Anthony Bourdain. *'' Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster'', Jon Krakauer 1998 *'' Children of God'', Mary Doria Russell 2000 *''

The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip ''The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip'' is short story writer and novelist George Saunders’s first children's book. Plot summary The village of Frip, consisting of three shacks by the sea, relies entirely on the production and sale of goat's ...

'', written by

George Saunders George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in ''The New Yorker'', '' Harper's'', ''McSweeney's'', and '' GQ''. He also contributed a w ...

, illustrated by

Lane Smith Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', Walter Warner in '' Son in Law'', co ...

*'' Anthropology: And a Hundred Other Stories'', Dan Rhodes 2001 *''Necessary Targets'', Eve Ensler 2003 *''Vagabonding: An uncommon guide to the art of long-term world travel'', Rolf Potts *''A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance'', Jane Juska 2004 *''Counterculture Through the Ages: From Abraham to Acid House'',

Ken Goffman R. U. Sirius (born Ken Goffman in 1952) is an American writer, editor, talk show host, musician and cyberculture celebrity. He is best known as co-founder and original editor-in-chief of ''Mondo 2000'' magazine from 1989 to 1993. Before that he f ...

. 2005 *'' What We Do Is Secret'', Thorn Kief Hillsbery *''

Zanesville Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. It is located east of Columbus and had a population of 24,765 as of the 2020 census, down from 25,487 as of the 2010 census. Historically the state capit ...

'', Kris Saknussemm 2006 *'' The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster'', Bobby Henderson 2007 *''Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab'', written by

Melissa Plaut Mel Plaut is a writer from New York City who was recognized by ABC News and the Associated Press in January 2006. Plaut ran a blog called "New York Hack" about her career as a New York City taxi driver. In 2007, her book ''Hack: How I Stopped Wo ...

*'' Macedonia'', written by

Harvey Pekar Harvey Lawrence Pekar (; October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010) was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical ''American Splendor'' comic series. In 2003, the series inspired a ...

and Heather Roberson, with illustrations by

Ed Piskor Ed Piskor (born July 28, 1982)''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107 is an alternative comics artist operating out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a former student of The Kubert School and is best known for his artistic colla ...

*'' Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies'', Brian Coleman 2008 *''Nose Down, Eyes Up'',

Merrill Markoe Merrill Markoe (born August 13, 1948) is an American author, television writer, and occasional standup comedian. Early life Markoe was born in New York City. Her family moved several times including stays in Miami, Florida and San Francisco, ...

*''The Big Skinny'',

Carol Lay Carol Lay (born 1952) is an American alternative cartoonist best known for her weekly comic strip, ''Story Minute'' (later to evolve into the strip ''Way Lay''), which ran for almost 20 years in such US papers as the ''LA Weekly'', the ''NY Press' ...

*''How Can I Keep From Singing'' (revised edition), biography of

Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...

, by David Dunaway *''The presidential book of lists: from most to least, elected to rejected, worst to cursed: Fascinating facts about our chief executives'',

Ian Randal Strock SFScope is an online trade journal devoted to entertainment news concerning speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was founded by Ian Randal Strock in early 2007. Ian Randal Strock began his career as the editorial assista ...

2009 *''Farewell, My Subaru'', Doug Fine 2010 *''I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World'', Eve Ensler

External links

Villard
- publisher's website

References

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