Avery is an imprint dedicated to nonfiction with a strong takeaway for the reader. Our categories include accessible health, wellness, science, and psychology from cutting-edge experts. A longtime leader in the “food as medicine” movement, Avery was founded in 1976 and quickly established itself as the most successful independent publisher of health books in the market. Penguin Group (USA) acquire
d it as an imprint in 1999 with a strong commitment to continue publishing respected, up-to-the-minute books with a clear focus on helping people make the most of their lives. Recent bestsellers include The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon, The Wahls Protocol by Terry Wahls, M.D., Daring Greatly by Brené Brown, Ph.D., Fat Chance by Robert Lustig, M.D., and The First 20 Minutes by Gretchen Reynolds. Upcoming titles include The Sell by Fredrik Eklund, The Happy Vegan by Russell Simmons, After This by Claire Bidwell Smith, The Wild Diet by Abel James, Stir by Jessica Fechtor, NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman, and The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal. Leading the backlist are some of the bestselling health books of all time, including Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis Balch and Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D. Recent popular titles include Gutbliss by Robynne Chutkan, M.D., The New Rules of Lifting series by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove, the international bestseller The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., The Emotional Life of Your Brain by Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., with Sharon Begley, #1 New York Times bestseller Clark Howard’s Living Large in Lean Times by Clark Howard, and The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife, now in its 5th Edition.
