Bantam Books (established 1945), owned by Random House, is a member of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group. Bantam-Spectra, their specialized sub-group for Science Fiction, published Star Wars novels from 1991 to 1999, when the publisher reverted to Del Rey (which had published the original movie novelizations). Bantam also published the entire original run of the Choose Your Own Adventure series of children's books.

Authors

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Bantam has published a diverse range of authors, including:

• Ray Bradbury
• Frederick Forsyth
• Elizabeth George
• John Glenn
• Daniel Goleman
• Dean Koontz
• Elie Wiesel
• Elizabeth George
• Frederick Forsyth
• George R. R. Martin
• Dr. Joseph Murphy
• H. Norman Schwarzkopf
• Iris Johansen
• James D. Hornfischer
• Jane Roberts
• Jerry Seinfeld
• John Glenn
• John Steinbeck
• Louis L'Amour
• Michael Palmer
• Neal Stephenson
• Rex Stout
• Robert Ludlum
• Robin Hobb
• Stephen Hawking
• Tami Hoag
• Tom Robbins
• Bruce Sterling

1945 establishments | Book publishing companies of the United States | Random House