Welcome to the Headline Books website
“Headline Books, perhaps the nation’s top independent publishing house.” –Harrisburg Magazine, It’s Never Too Late To Write A Book, May 2019
You’ll find a great selection of award-winning books here. Our books, eBooks, and audiobooks are available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, KOBO, and many other online book stores.
If you’re a member of the press or a reader interested in interviewing or communicating with one of our authors, you’ll want to link to the “Authors / Speakers” page for information.
If you or your company are in need of speakers and/or workshops, we can arrange both in order for your group or company to gain understanding in the many areas of expertise or entertainment offered by our authors.
Headline Books is located in Terra Alta, WV and has been publishing books since 1988. Prior to that, the company was called Cheat River Publications, Inc. (CRP) and published its first book in 1985, Killing Waters: The Great West Virginia Flood of 1985, which went on to sell over 100,000 copies. After releasing several non-fiction, regional titles, CRP was dissolved and Headline Books, Inc began in 1988. The first title published by Headline Books, Inc. was A James Manchin: A Biography of Controversy.
In 2006, the company added fiction under the imprint Publisher Page, and the first novel published was One More Breath. The children’s book division, Headline Kids, was also added in 2006 and the first children’s book published was We Are Whoo We Are. The recently added imprint, Headline Little Kids, publishes early-age board books.
In 2025, Homer Hickam Books, a new imprint, was added and will be headed up by the number one bestselling and award-winning author Homer Hickam, who is excited to find and bring out new authors and their stories to the marketplace. The focus of Homer’s imprint will be the same that he is best-known for-memoirs, historical fiction, history, adventure, Appalachian, and, of course, Aerospace. Look for the first release of Homer Hickam Books, an imprint of Headline Books, Inc., coming soon.
We have a very successful School Show Program and our authors have visited over 2800 schools across the United States. We also provide on-site Book Fairs to schools, groups, and companies.
Headline Books is the 2024 Independent Publisher of the Year and was named 2014 Outstanding Independent Publisher of the Year by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards at an award reception at the Harvard Club in New York City.
Grand Prize Winners in New York, Paris, London, New England, Florida, Hollywood, Beach Book, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, and DIY Book Festivals in the years 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023 also resulted in an Independent Publisher of the Year Award.
Our titles have won over 1,295 National Awards, and these include 134 Mom’s Choice Awards, 85 Indie Book Awards, Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice and Book of the Year Awards, Eric Hoffer Award Finalist, ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Finalist, Literary Classic International Children’s Book Award, Reader’s Favorite International Book Awards, Moonbeam Award Winner, and a Pulitzer Prize Nominee. We have a movie premiere coming up in 2026, and the movie is based on the book, 1968: A Primer to Understanding Baby Boomers by International Independent Author of the Year Rick Robinson, focusing on the fact that1968 was one of the most pivotal years in American History.
Headline Books and authors travel to many events during the year, including Book Expo America in NYC, NEA (National Education Association) Conference, ALA (American Library Association) National Conference, The Southern Christmas Show (Charlotte, NC), state Library Conferences, and state Book Festivals, to name a few.
