Ten year old small press majority owned by former authors Debra Dixon and Deborah Smith; big expansion in 2009 raised the company list to nearly 100 titles by 2011 with 50 more planned in 2011 and 2012. Original company BelleBooks focuses on traditional printing of mostly Southern regional fiction; new imprint Bell Bridge covers wide variety of settings and genres including literary fiction, YA and non-fiction. We publish niche books by new authors and established authors also. Our list includes work by NYT bestsellers, Edgar winners, Pulitzer nominees. We now focus on short-run digital prin... View More »

Ten year old small press majority owned by former authors Debra Dixon and Deborah Smith; big expansion in 2009 raised the company list to nearly 100 titles by 2011 with 50 more planned in 2011 and 2012. Original company BelleBooks focuses on traditional printing of mostly Southern regional fiction; new imprint Bell Bridge covers wide variety of settings and genres including literary fiction, YA and non-fiction. We publish niche books by new authors and established authors also. Our list includes work by NYT bestsellers, Edgar winners, Pulitzer nominees. We now focus on short-run digital printing of most titles, with a heavy emphasis on the ebook market. Since early 2010 we have put more than 20 top sellers on the Kindle lists. We also publish a limited selection of audiobooks produced in-house and recently acquired 2001 audibook of Augusta Trobaugh's SOPHIE AND THE RISING SUN, read by Rue McClanahan. «View Less

Upscale women's fiction, urban fantasy, mystery, suspense and YA

Ten year old small press majority owned by former authors Debra Dixon and Deborah Smith; big expansion in 2009 raised the company list to nearly 100 titles by 2011 with 50 more planned in 2011 and 2012. Original company BelleBooks focuses on traditional printing of mostly Southern regional fiction; new imprint Bell Bridge covers wide variety of settings and genres including literary fiction, YA and non-fiction. We publish niche books by new authors and established authors also. Our list includes work by NYT bestsellers, Edgar winners, Pulitzer nominees. We now focus on short-run digital printing of most titles, with a heavy emphasis on the ebook market. Since early 2010 we have put more than 20 top sellers on the Kindle lists. We also publish a limited selection of audiobooks produced in-house and recently acquired 2001 audibook of Augusta Trobaugh's SOPHIE AND THE RISING SUN, read by Rue McClanahan. «View Less

Email editorial via deborahsmith@bellebooks.com with query and opening chapters. Due to huge increase in volume we need 2-3 months to return a decision.

Ten year old small press majority owned by former authors Debra Dixon and Deborah Smith; big expansion in 2009 raised the company list to nearly 100 titles by 2011 with 50 more planned in 2011 and 2012. Original company BelleBooks focuses on traditional printing of mostly Southern regional fiction; new imprint Bell Bridge covers wide variety of settings and genres including literary fiction, YA and non-fiction. We publish niche books by new authors and established authors also. Our list includes work by NYT bestsellers, Edgar winners, Pulitzer nominees. We now focus on short-run digital printing of most titles, with a heavy emphasis on the ebook market. Since early 2010 we have put more than 20 top sellers on the Kindle lists. We also publish a limited selection of audiobooks produced in-house and recently acquired 2001 audibook of Augusta Trobaugh's SOPHIE AND THE RISING SUN, read by Rue McClanahan. «View Less