Harmony Books

Harmony Books is an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, itself part of publisher Penguin Random House. Bruce Harris, a Crown executive, founded it in 1972. It publishes nonfiction authors who tend to be leaders of thought, distinguished authorities on their subject, credentialed experts, and those seeking to restructure cultural conversations. The imprint has been used for such books as: Jill Freedman, Circus Days (1975, ISBN 0-517-52008-7, ISBN 0-517-52009-5). Mark Lewisohn, The Beatles Recording Sessions (1988, ISBN 978-0-517-57066-1). Leni Riefenstahl, Vanishing Africa (1982, ISBN 0-517-54914-X). Stephen Jay Gould, Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin (1996, ISBN 0-517-70394-7). Harmony Books is currently focused on books about personal transformation, well-being, health, relationships, self-improvement, and spirituality.

From the Wikipedia article “Harmony Books”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

An imprint is a brand inside a larger publishing house, often with its own editors and list. Imprints of large groups usually acquire through literary agents; read recent titles to see whether your book fits the list, then target agents who sell to it.