Warner Books
Warner Books was a New York publisher founded in 1970 from Paperback Library, sold with Time Warner Book Group to Hachette in 2006 and renamed Grand Central Publishing in 2007.
- Editions tracked
- 236
- First editions
- 144
- Books
- 232
- Years
- 1726 to 2007
About Warner Books
Warner Books was an American trade publisher created in 1970, when its corporate parent (Kinney National Company, later Warner Communications) bought the New York paperback house Paperback Library; in 2007 it was renamed Grand Central Publishing under Hachette Book Group.
Warner Books acquired the Popular Library paperback line from Fawcett in 1982 and kept it going until about 1990. In 1996 it was joined with Little, Brown to form Time Warner Trade Publishing, later the Time Warner Book Group. Its bestsellers included Robert James Waller's The Bridges of Madison County (1992), which spent 164 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Time Warner sold the book group to Lagardère's Hachette Livre on 31 March 2006, and it was renamed Hachette Book Group USA. In 2007 the Warner Books imprint was renamed Grand Central Publishing, after the new offices' closeness to Grand Central Terminal, and most of its imprints were pooled into it, Warner Forever and Warner Vision continuing as Forever and Vision.
How to spot a Warner Books first edition
We have not yet written the guide to Warner Books's first-edition conventions. Until we do, check each book's own page: we list its points where we know them. Know how Warner Books marked its firsts? Tell us.
AuthorsSandra Brown (18)David Baldacci (10)Caroline Courtney (10)Bill Watterson (10)Alan Dean Foster (8)Nicholas Sparks (8)Nelson DeMille (7)Jayne Ann Krentz (6)Douglas Preston (5)Rebecca Brandewyne (4)
SeriesLilith's BroodCalvin and HobbesCompany WarsKing and MaxwellThe Blood Opera SequenceThe Camel ClubAlex CrossEarthseed
Published by Warner Books
Frequently asked questions
How do I identify a Warner Books first edition?
Check the title page and the copyright page: a Warner Books first edition gives the first date of publication with no later impression or edition stated. Each book's page here lists its own points.
How many Warner Books books does MyVolumes track?
We track 236 editions published by Warner Books, 144 of them first editions, across 232 books.
Where these facts come from
- Grand Central Publishing, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Hachette Book Group, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Warner, Romance Wiki, University of Birmingham (romancewiki.bham.ac.uk)
- The Bridges of Madison County, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 17 October 2026.