Plymouth, Massachusetts · Est. 2025
A digital-first publishing house that combines editorial instinct with market intelligence. Based where American publishing began.
Now reading submissionsIn the early 1600s, William Brewster ran an underground press in Leiden, Netherlands—publishing texts so radical the Crown tried to shut him down.
When the Pilgrims built their settlement in Plymouth, they named the first street Leyden Street after that city. Four hundred years later, we’re still here, still publishing, and still using the best tools available.
The tools just happen to be different now.
Every title starts with a question: who needs this book and how do we reach them? We publish across fiction and nonfiction with a focus on books that earn their audience. Sharp books, real readers.
We study categories, analyze trends, and understand algorithms. Our editorial decisions are informed by real market data—not guesswork, not gut alone. Data-informed, never data-driven.
Ebook, print-on-demand, audiobook, global. We build for every format and every storefront from day one, so our books reach readers wherever they are.
Small list. High conviction.
We publish fewer titles and invest more in each one. Every book gets real editorial, professional production, strategic positioning, and sustained attention.
We treat every book like a product launch. Research the market. Build to spec. Position for discovery. Then sustain it. We’re not interested in flooding the market. We’re interested in books that perform—for readers and for authors.
Leyden Press is building its inaugural list. If you have a book that deserves real editorial attention, strategic positioning, and global digital distribution—we’d like to hear from you.