Post Hill Press

Post Hill Press is a United States print and electronic publishing house established in 2013. The company operates from offices in New York City and Nashville, Tennessee, and distributes its books through Simon & Schuster. Its publishing program is particularly associated with conservative politics, Christian books, military subjects, public affairs, memoir, commentary, motivational works, and titles by media and entertainment personalities. The company’s catalog has included books by political figures, broadcasters, authors, athletes, entertainers, motivational speakers, and other public commentators, giving it a profile that extends beyond a narrowly defined political list while retaining a recognizable emphasis on viewpoints that its leadership and authors position as conservative, heterodox, or underrepresented by larger publishing houses. A major development in the company’s early growth was the creation of Bombardier Books in 2017. The division was intended to concentrate on conservative political writing and military books, thereby giving Post Hill a more clearly defined publishing platform for political, defense, and national-security subjects. In March 2019, Post Hill acquired Fidelis Books from LifeWay Christian Resources. The transaction broadened the company’s Christian publishing capabilities and connected Post Hill with an imprint that had previously operated within the LifeWay organization. In August 2020, Post Hill announced Emancipation Books, an imprint designed to publish Black and minority authors whose political or cultural positions were described as conservative, libertarian, traditional liberal, or otherwise nonconforming. The imprint’s stated rationale was to provide an outlet for perspectives that its founders believed were insufficiently represented or increasingly unwelcome at larger publishing houses. Emancipation Books therefore became an important part of Post Hill’s public identity and its effort to distinguish itself within the American political and ideological publishing market. Post Hill’s authors and subjects have included figures such as Woody Allen, Dan Bongino, Mel Robbins, Adam Carolla, Oliver North, Herman Cain, Richard Riordan, Anna Paulina Luna, Patricia Velásquez, Karina Smirnoff, and other media, political, entertainment, and public-affairs personalities. The breadth of these author relationships reflects a business model centered on recognizable individuals and topical nonfiction as well as on more traditional political and religious publishing. The press received substantial public attention in 2021 after announcing plans to publish a memoir by Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly, a Louisville police officer wounded during the 2020 police raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor. The proposed book attracted widespread criticism on social media. Simon & Schuster, which normally distributed Post Hill titles, stated that it would not distribute the book. The episode illustrated the commercial and reputational tensions that can arise when an independent or specialized publisher’s editorial choices conflict with the policies or risk assessments of a larger distribution partner. Post Hill Press is best understood as a specialized American publishing brand rather than as a mass-market international publishing conglomerate. Its differentiation comes from its focus on politically conservative, Christian, military, and contrarian nonfiction; its use of dedicated imprints; its recruitment of public-facing authors; and its relationship with a major distributor. Publicly available reference material does not establish a precise current ownership structure, revenue figure, public listing, or complete account of present-day operations.

Post Hill Press was founded in the United States in 2013 as a small publishing house specializing in print and electronic books. From its beginning, the press developed an identity around conservative politics, Christian publishing, military topics, current affairs, and books by prominent public figures. The business’s offices in New York City and Nashville placed it in two important American publishing and cultural markets, while distribution through Simon & Schuster gave its titles access to a larger commercial network than the company’s own scale might otherwise provide. The company expanded its editorial architecture in 2017 with the addition of Bombardier Books. This division concentrated on conservative political books and military subjects, making explicit two of the areas most closely associated with Post Hill’s catalog. Bombardier provided a dedicated home for political, defense, and national-security projects while allowing the broader Post Hill list to include Christian books, memoirs, entertainment-related titles, motivational works, and general commentary. In March 2019, Post Hill acquired Fidelis Books from LifeWay Christian Resources. Fidelis had operated as a Christian publishing imprint within LifeWay, and the acquisition strengthened Post Hill’s position in religious publishing. It also demonstrated the company’s strategy of building a portfolio of recognizable editorial labels rather than relying on a single undifferentiated list. Post Hill announced Emancipation Books in August 2020. The imprint was presented as an effort to publish Black and minority authors whose political positions could include conservatism, libertarianism, traditional liberalism, or other views described as nonconforming. Its launch reflected Post Hill’s broader positioning as a publisher willing to support perspectives that its leadership believed were not adequately represented by larger mainstream publishing companies. The imprint also became part of the company’s public argument about viewpoint diversity in American media and publishing. The press has published books connected with a wide range of recognizable personalities. Listed authors have included political figures such as Dan Bongino, Anna Paulina Luna, Oliver North, Herman Cain, and former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan; media and entertainment figures such as Woody Allen, Adam Carolla, Steve Lukather, Patricia Velásquez, and Karina Smirnoff; and authors and commentators working in motivation, psychology, religion, and public affairs. This mixture of author categories is consistent with a commercial nonfiction strategy that uses personal visibility and current public interest to drive book projects. Post Hill’s most prominent public controversy in the supplied reference material occurred in 2021. The press announced plans to publish a memoir by Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly, a Louisville police officer wounded during the 2020 raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor. The proposed publication drew strong criticism on social media. Simon & Schuster, Post Hill’s regular distributor, stated that it would not distribute the title. The dispute highlighted the distinction between editorial acquisition by a specialized publisher and the separate commercial decisions made by a distribution partner. Public reference material identifies Anthony Ziccardi as Post Hill’s publisher. Before joining Post Hill, Ziccardi had been publisher of Humanix Books, a Newsmax Media division, and associate publisher of Simon & Schuster’s Gallery imprint. Beyond the publisher role, the available material does not provide a sufficiently documented list of current or former senior executives, nor does it establish a precise corporate parent, owner, financial scale, or public-market status. Post Hill is therefore best characterized as an active, privately held or otherwise non-publicly listed American publishing brand whose market identity is rooted in specialized nonfiction and ideologically distinctive imprints.

• 2021

  Distributor declines Jonathan Mattingly memoir

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  After public opposition to a planned memoir by Louisville police officer Jonathan Mattingly, Simon & Schuster says it will not distribute the book.

• 2020

  Emancipation Books is announced

  [1]Post Hill Pressen.wikipedia.org

  Post Hill announces an imprint intended to publish Black and minority authors with a range of non-mainstream political and cultural viewpoints.

• 2019

  Fidelis Books is acquired

  [1]Post Hill Pressen.wikipedia.org

  Post Hill acquires Fidelis Books from LifeWay Christian Resources, broadening its Christian publishing portfolio.

• 2017

  Bombardier Books is added

  [1]Post Hill Pressen.wikipedia.org

  The company adds Bombardier Books as a division for conservative political and military books.

• 2013

  Post Hill Press is founded

  [1]Post Hill Pressen.wikipedia.org

  Post Hill Press begins operating as a United States print and electronic publishing house with a focus on conservative politics, Christian titles, and related nonfiction.

A specialized American publisher focused on conservative politics, Christian publishing, military subjects, current affairs, public-figure memoirs, and viewpoints presented as outside the mainstream of larger publishing houses.

• General nonfiction publishing · 2013

  Post Hill Press

  The parent publishing list covers print and electronic nonfiction across conservative politics, Christian themes, current affairs, memoir, popular culture, motivational writing, and books by public figures. Its catalog is built around topical projects and recognizable authors rather than a single narrow genre.

• Political and military publishing imprint · 2017

  Bombardier Books

  Introduced as a Post Hill division in 2017, Bombardier Books focuses on conservative political writing and military subjects. The imprint gives dedicated editorial space to defense, national-security, political, and related public-affairs books.

• Political and cultural publishing imprint · 2020

  Emancipation Books

  Announced in 2020, Emancipation Books was designed to publish Black and minority authors whose conservative, libertarian, traditional liberal, or otherwise nonconforming views were described as underrepresented by larger publishing houses.

• Christian publishing imprint

  Fidelis Books

  Fidelis Books became part of Post Hill Press in 2019 through its acquisition from LifeWay Christian Resources. The imprint contributes Christian publishing expertise and titles to Post Hill’s broader nonfiction portfolio.

• 2021

  Controversy over planned Jonathan Mattingly memoir

  Post Hill’s plan to publish a memoir by Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly, a Louisville police officer wounded during the 2020 raid connected to the death of Breonna Taylor, drew widespread social-media opposition. Simon & Schuster subsequently stated that it would not distribute the book.

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• 2020

  Launch Emancipation BooksProduct launch

  Background

  Post Hill argued that some Black and minority authors with nonconforming political views had limited access to larger publishing houses.

  Action taken

  The company announced Emancipation Books as a new imprint.

  Aftermath

  The imprint strengthened Post Hill’s public positioning around viewpoint diversity and ideologically unconventional authors.

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• 2019

  Acquire Fidelis BooksM&A

  Background

  Fidelis Books had operated as a Christian imprint associated with LifeWay Christian Resources.

  Action taken

  Post Hill acquired Fidelis Books from LifeWay Christian Resources.

  Aftermath

  The acquisition expanded Post Hill’s Christian publishing operations.

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• 2017

  Create Bombardier BooksStrategy

  Background

  Post Hill sought a more focused platform for conservative political and military publishing.

  Action taken

  The company added Bombardier Books as a dedicated division.

  Aftermath

  Bombardier became a distinct label within Post Hill’s political and defense-oriented publishing portfolio.

  Source

1. 1Post Hill Pressen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Post Hill Press official websiteposthillpress.com