BenBella Books
BenBella Books is an independent publishing house based in Dallas, Texas. BenBella was founded by Glenn Yeffeth in 2001. It specializes in nonfiction books on popular culture, business, health, and nutrition, along with books on science, politics, psychology, and other topics.
BenBella Books
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- 2001
- Headquarters
- Dallas
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BenBella Books is an independent publishing house based in Dallas, Texas. BenBella was founded by Glenn Yeffeth in 2001. It specializes in nonfiction books on popular culture, business, health, and nutrition, along with books on science, politics, psychology, and other topics.
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Overview
Books has four imprints. The BenBella Books imprint publishes broadly in non-fiction. The Smart Pop imprint, headed by Robb Pearlman, originally focused on essay anthologies on popular culture but now focuses more broadly on fan-friendly titles. The BenBella Vegan imprint focuses on plant-based cookbooks and lifestyle titles. The Matt Holt imprint, launched in 2020, focuses on business, finance, and professional development titles.
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• Founded — 2001 • Founder — Glenn Yeffeth • Headquarters — Dallas, Texas, U.S. • Distribution — Simon & Schuster • Publications — Books • Imprints — BenBella, Smart Pop, Matt Holt, BenBella Vegan
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Selected works
BenBella published the nutrition book The China Study by T. Colin Campbell in 2005, which has gone on to sell over 3 million copies. The company published New York Times bestseller Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story, written by defense attorney Jose Baez about the Casey Anthony trial, in 2013. The company published Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir by guitarist Joe Satriani in May 2014, the Francis J. Greenburger autobiography Risk Game: Self-Portrait of an Entrepreneur in 2016, and in 2018, BenBella announced that it would be publishing Nicole Lapin's third book, Becoming Super Woman. The company published Murder in the Courthouse, a legal thriller by Nancy Grace, in 2016. Titles include The Psychology of Harry Potter (2007), Grey's Anatomy 101 (2007), The Science of Dune (2008), and The Science of Michael Crichton (2008). In 2025, BenBella Books published Killer Story: The Truth Behind True Crime Television by Claire St. Amant.
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- 1.Weeks, Jerome. Formula for success. The Dallas Morning News. August 4, 2006.
- 2.O'Brien, John. Where no one's gone since. The Courier-Mail. December 30, 2006.
- 3.SmartPopBooks.com. What Is Smart Pop?.
- 4.Arnold, Wilfred Niels. The China Study. Leonardo. 2005.
- 5.Jose Baez Book: Casey Anthony Won't Profit. People. May 10, 2012.
- 6.Ross, Michael. Joe Satriani: Outside the Box. Premier Guitar. April 15, 2014.
- 7.Joe Satriani to Publish Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir in Spring 2014. Guitar World. July 18, 2013.
- 8.Sederer, Lloyd I. Francis Greenburger, A Man On Many A Mission: A Profile. HuffPost. February 20, 2017.
- 9.Kim, Elizabeth. Where the deal isn't the only drama. The Real Deal. September 1, 2016.
- 10.Kroll, Justin. Author Nicole Lapin Sets Next Book with Publisher BenBella. Variety. March 30, 2018.
- 11.Yeomans, Curt. Nancy Grace coming to Lawrenceville for book signing. Gwinnett Daily Post. November 2, 2016.
- 12.SmartPopBooks.com. The Psychology of Harry Potter. Smart Pop. May 2007.
- 13.SmartPopBooks.com. Grey's Anatomy 101. August 2007.
- 14.SmartPopBooks.com. The Science of Dune. Smart Pop. January 2008.
- 15.SmartPopBooks.com. The Science of Michael Crichton. Smart Pop. March 2008.
- 16.Tell-all true crime memoir by Dallas journalist is headed for shelves. CultureMap Dallas.
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