Leisure Books
| Parent company | Dorchester Publishing (c. 1982–2010) |
|---|---|
| Status | Defunct (Sept. 2010) |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Harry Shorten |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Key people | Jean Marie Stine, Don D'Auria |
| Publication types | Books |
| Fiction genres | Horror, Thriller, Westerns |
Leisure Books was a mass market paperback publisher specializing in horror and thrillers. They also published fantasy, science fiction, Westerns, and the Wildlife Treasury card series. Leisure Books was an imprint of Dorchester Publishing from c. 1982–2010, when it was closed down.
Leisure horror titles have won numerous awards, including the Bram Stoker Award, and the International Horror Guild Award. In addition, a Leisure title was given the 2002 World Fantasy Award.
As of 2000, Leisure Books was the only American publisher with a line of horror books. Leisure Books published novels and collections by a number of horror's notable authors, such as Brian Keene, Richard Laymon, Graham Masterton, Ray Garton, Stacy Dittrich, Jack Ketchum, Sarah Pinborough and Douglas Clegg.
There was also a line of Leisure Westerns, notably featuring the work of Max Brand among others.
Beginning in 1976, Leisure Books published Gardner Fox's series fantasy featuring the barbarian Kyrik: Warlock Warrior, Kyrik Fights the Demon World, Kyrik and the Wizard's Sword, and Kyrik and the Lost Queen.
Leisure Books published the Wildlife Treasury educational animal encyclopedia for young children between 1975 and 1981.
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