Yale University Press

Yale University Press
Yale University Press is the scholarly publishing division of Yale University. It is one of the oldest and largest American university presses, known for publishing serious works that contribute to a global understanding of human affairs, in line with the university’s motto, “Lux et Veritas” (Light and Truth).
Key Facts:
Founded: 1908 by George Parmly Day.
Headquarters: New Haven, Connecticut, with a full-scale publishing operation office in London, England, making it the only American university press to have a dedicated operation in Europe.
Publications: It publishes approximately 300 new hardcover and 150 new paperback books annually, with a backlist of around 5,000 books in print.
Awards: Books published by the press have won numerous prestigious awards, including eight Pulitzer Prizes, five National Book Awards, and two National Book Critics Circle Awards.
Specialties: The press has a pre-eminent reputation for publishing in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, including subjects such as art history, architecture, history, biography, politics, music, religion, literature, and current affairs. The London office is particularly renowned for its art and history publications, including the authoritative “Pevsner Architectural Guides” programme and the “Yale English Monarchs” series.
Notable Publications (Bestsellers):
The press has published many influential titles over the years, including:
The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman (1950)
The Courage to Be by Paul Tillich (1952)
Interaction of Color by Josef Albers (1963)
Taliban by Ahmed Rashid (2000), which became a #1 New York Times bestseller
A Little History of the World by E. H. Gombrich, which has sold over a million copies
Yale University Press continues to be a world-class global publisher committed to advancing knowledge and fostering intellectual discourse.