The story
Founded by Peter Osnos in 1997, in New York City.1
Private company
PublicAffairs
Publisher
PublicAffairs (or PublicAffairs Books) is a book publishing company located in New York City and has been a part of the Hachette Book Group since 2016. PublicAffairs was launched in 1997 by Peter Osnos.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
1997Founded1
- HeadquartersNew York City1
- Founded inNew York City1
- Websitewww.publicaffairsbooks.com
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PublicAffairs (or PublicAffairs Books) is a book publishing company located in New York City and has been a part of the Hachette Book Group since 2016. PublicAffairs was launched in 1997 by Peter Osnos.2
Corporate structure
PublicAffairs is part of a group headed by Lagardère Group. 97 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Lagardère Group Paris, France
- Hachette Vanves, France
- Hachette Book Group New York, New York, United States
- PublicAffairs New York City
- Bold Type Books Subsidiary
- Center Street Subsidiary · Gladstone, Oregon, United States
- Editions Albert René Subsidiary
- Hachette Audio Subsidiary · New York City, United States
- Little, Brown and Company Subsidiary · New York City
- 5 more
- Yen Press, LLC Subsidiary · New York City
- 5 more
- Meadowbrook Press Subsidiary
- Twelve Subsidiary
- Bragelonne Subsidiary
- Castelmore Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Mangetsu Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Milady Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Chambers Harrap Subsidiary · London
- Deux coqs d'or Subsidiary · 15th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Editorial Salvat Subsidiary
- Fayard Subsidiary · France
- Éditions Pauvert Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Hachette Books Subsidiary · New York City
- Hachette Fascicoli Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
- Hachette FLE Subsidiary
- Hodder & Stoughton Limited Subsidiary · London
- Sceptre Subsidiary · London
- Hodder Children's Books Subsidiary
- Hodderscape Subsidiary
- Yellow Kite Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Librairie générale française Subsidiary · rue de Fleurus, France
- Le Livre de poche Subsidiary · France
- Little, Brown Book Group Subsidiary · London
- Abacus Subsidiary
- Atom Subsidiary
- Coersair Subsidiary
- Dialogue Books Subsidiary
- Messageries Hachette Subsidiary · Paris
- Orbit Subsidiary
- Orion Publishing Group Subsidiary · London
- Gollancz Subsidiary · London
- Laurence King Publishing Subsidiary · London
- Millennium Subsidiary
- Phoenix Books Subsidiary
- Teach Yourself Subsidiary · London
- Éditions Grasset Subsidiary · Paris
- Éditions Larousse Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Bookouture Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Hachette Australia Subsidiary · Australia
- HACHETTE FASCICOLI S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
- Ilex Press Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- John Murray Business (JMB) Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- John Murray Press Subsidiary
- SOCIETE DES EDITIONS GRASSET ET FASQUELLE Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Hachette Book Group New York, New York, United States
- Edicións Xerais de Galicia Subsidiary · Vigo, Spain
- George G. Harrap and Co. Subsidiary
- Grupo Anaya Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
- Alianza Editorial Subsidiary
- Edelsa Subsidiary
- Ediciones Cátedra Subsidiary
- Hachette Collections Japan Subsidiary
- Hachette India Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
- Keystone Paris Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Lagardère News Subsidiary · Suresnes
- Europe 2 Entreprise Subsidiary
- Lagardère Publishing Subsidiary
- Lagardère Sports and Entertainment Subsidiary · Boulogne-Billancourt
- Lagardère Travel Retail Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- Relay Subsidiary · Toronto
- LAGARDERE DUTY FREE Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- DUTY FREE ASSOCIATES Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- LAGARDERE INFLIGHT Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- Matra Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Matra Électronique Subsidiary
- Perseus Books Group Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
- Basic Books Subsidiary · New York City
- Da Capo Press Subsidiary · Boston
- Running Press Subsidiary · Philadelphia
- Virgin Megastores Subsidiary · London
- Lagardere Travel Retail, a.s. Subsidiary · 50% · Beroun, Czechia
- Hachette Filipacchi Médias Subsidiary · France
- LAGARDERE DUTY FREE SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (LAGARDERE DUTY FREE SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
- LAGARDERE FINANCE Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- LAGARDERE MEDIA Subsidiary · Paris, France
- LAGARDERE RESSOURCES Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- LAGARDERE TRAVEL RETAIL SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
- Nîmes matin Subsidiary
- Hachette Vanves, France
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led PublicAffairs, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderPeter Osnos1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1997Founded Founded in New York City1
Links
- Websitewww.publicaffairsbooks.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/public_affairs1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/PublicAffairs1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/publicaffairsbooks1
- WikipediaPublicAffairs
- WikidataQ7257286
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataPublicAffairs on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPublicAffairs on Wikipedia