St. Johann Press

Johann Press began as book packaging company in 1991 and then started publishing its own titles in 1998. From the beginning, it concentrated on niche markets that tended to be overlooked by the large publishers. The owner, David Biesel, has had over 35 years of experience in all phases of publishing but primarily professional, scholarly, and reference. He worked at Bowker, Macmillian, American Ins

titute of Physics, and Scarecrow Press, among others. Both he and his wife, Diane, have been authors and series editors (Scarecrow). Diane brings to the company her 35 years as a librarian and the two share a desire to publish books that need to be done. We are excited to share some new changes that are happening at St. As the company continues to evolve and grow, we are excited to have David's daughter, Debbie, and granddaughter, Krystal, join the company. Johann Press takes its name from the old town section of Saarbruchen in Germany from where the Biesel family emigrated to the United States in 1848.