Veen Bosch & Keuning

Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK) is a Dutch publishing group of fiction and nonfiction books that is active also in Belgium. Headquartered in Utrecht, it operates through multiple units. Since May 2024, the company has been a subsidiary of the American publisher Simon & Schuster.

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