Roundtable
Press, Inc.
Launched in 1981, Roundtable Press provides
complete book-development services from concept to disk or
bound books. Working from original concepts or from those
of the client, the company specializes in illustrated nonfiction
and reference books, many of which are branded. Roundtable
has extensive experience in art and gift books; cookbooks;
decorating and home improvement; gardening, nature, and wildlife;
health and fitness; history; parenting; popular culture; reference;
young adult; and children’s books. The firm also develops
custom magazines and books for direct-response and continuity
publishers, as well as for corporate clients. As licensees
to Gruner & Jahr magazines, Roundtable has developed series
with Parents and Family Circle magazines and
guRL.com for trade publishers.
Officers: Marsha Melnick, Director;
Julie Merberg, Director
Around the World (Disney Editions, 2004);
Half-Baked Gourmet: Partly Homemade, Totally Delicious,
four titles (Perigee, 2004); Ideas for Great Home Decorating
(Sunset, 2004); A Mother's Bouquet (Andrews McMeel,
2004); Pills for Cats (Simon & Shuster, 2004);
Stuyvesant High School: A Centennial Celebration (2004);
A Town Called Celebration (Disney Editions, 2004);
Where Do I Go from Here? Dealing with Life After High School
(Penguin, 2004); Will & Grace: Uncensored (Time
Inc. Home Entertainment, 2004); Atkins Best Recipes
(Time Inc. Home Entertainment, 2003); Dancing with Degas
(Chronicle, 2003); Diaspora: Homelands in Exile (HarperCollins,
2003); Disney World's Four Parks, One World (Disney
Editions, 2003); Hairspray: The Roots (Faber and Faber,
2003); The Last Samurai (Time Inc. Home Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Worldwide Publishing, 2003); A Mighty Wind:
The Illustrated Songbook (Perigee, 2003); A Picnic
with Monet (Chronicle, 2003); Children's Encyclopedia
of American History (DK, 2003); Walt Disney World Resort:
Where Magic Lives (Disney Editions, 2003); Disneyland
Resort Magical Memories for a Lifetime (Disney Editions,
2002); Disneyland Resort (Disney Editions, 2002); The
Magical Place to Be (Disney Editions, 2002); The Looks
Book (Penguin, 2002); Vin Diesel XXXposed (Pocket,
2002); The Osbournes (Andrews McMeel, 2002); The
Paramount Story (Simon & Schuster, 2002); A Magical
Day with Matisse (Chronicle, 2002); In the Garden with
Van Gogh (Chronicle, 2002); Curtains, Draperies and
Shades (Sunset, 2002); Ideas for Great Floors (Sunset,
2002); Dr. Timothy Johnson’s OnCall Guide to Men’s
Health (Hyperion, 2002); How to Clean (and Care for)
Practically Everything (Consumer Reports, 2002); The
Producers (Talk/Miramax, 2001); Family Circle Best-Ever
Cakes and Cookies (Broadway, 2001); Inside the Dream
(Disney Editions, 2001); Discovering Walt (Disney
Editions, 2001); Blue and White in Your Home (Victoria/Hearst,
2001); Family Circle Good Food (Random House Direct,
2001); Family Circle Quick and Easy (Broadway, 2001);
Northeastern Gardening Book (Sunset, 2001); Field
Guide to Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Disney, 2001);
Family Circle 2000 Hints and Tips (Doubleday, 2000);
Uncommon Cures for Everyday Ailments (Boardroom, 2000);
People Profiles: Harrison Ford (People, 2000); Fitness
magazine series, 3 vols. (Clarkson Potter, 1999–2000);
Colonial Homes Classic American Decorating (Hearst,
1999); Deal with It! (Pocket, 1999); Family Circle’s
All-Time Favorite Recipes (Doubleday, 1999); I See
the Future (Nickelodeon, 1999); Decorative Paint and
Faux Finishes (Sunset, 1999); Parents magazine series,
15 vols. (St. Martin’s, 1998–2000).
