The leading publisher in philosophy, popular science, and critical thinking, Prometheus Books has more than 1,500 books in print, and produces an average of 100 new titles a year.

Founded in 1969, Prometheus Books took its name from the courageous Greek god who gave fire to humans, lighting the way to reason, intelligence, and independence. Prometheus Books established itself immediately as a leading independent publisher, earning the prestigious endorsements of Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan.

Today, Prometheus presents thoughtful and authoritative works by distinguished authors including forensic criminologists Henry C. Lee and Cyril Wecht, Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman, Hayden Planetarium director Neil de Grasse Tyson, popular science writer Martin Gardner, psychologist Albert Ellis, and distinguished philosophers Paul Edwards, Antony Flew, Richard Gale, Paul Kurtz, Kai Nielsen, L. Nathan Oaklander, Nathan Salmon, Alan Soble, Robert Solomon, and Richard Taylor, among many other eminent authors.

Among the categories of books published are popular science, science and the paranormal, contemporary issues, social science and current events, children's fiction and nonfiction, history, religion and politics, philosophy, humanism, Islamic studies, Jewish studies, biblical criticism, psychology, women's issues, health, self-help, sexuality, reference, and more. Prometheus also maintains a strong backlist that includes hundreds of established classics in literature, philosophy, and the sciences.

Since 1998, Prometheus Books has been building and expanding a scholarly imprint called Humanity Books. This division publishes academic works of high quality across a wide spectrum of the Humanities. Designed for scholars, students, and the educated public, it is committed to presenting cutting-edge research in philosophy (both analytic and continental philosophy); the history of philosophy; sociology; history; the history of science; political science; race, ethnicity, and gender studies; and classic works in Black Studies and Women's Studies, among other disciplines.

In 2005, Prometheus Books inaugurated a science fiction imprint called Pyr ®. This imprint presents innovative works of science fiction and speculative fiction designed for the exciting prospects of the third millennium.

Prometheus Books is committed to testing the boundaries of established thought and paving the way to new frontiers in philosophy, science, the humanities, and literature.

Our headquarters are in Amherst, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. The company has international distribution, rights and sales representation throughout the world, with domestic and foreign expansion ongoing.