Mariner creates books for our imprints, partner publishing companies, and large corporate entities that win awards with our editing and design services to the highest industry standards. We build books that are easy on the eye and consistently contend for Book of the Year.
Publishing Services
Imprints
Harbour Books
Traditional Publishing:Mariner underwrites the creation, production, and marketing of the book. The author is compensated with industry competitive royalty rates.
Mariner Publishing
Commission Publishing:The author or institution hires us to develop the complete book to top editing and design standards.
Whaler Books
Hybrid Publishing:The author or institution selects which services they desire for the publishing of their book.
Award Winning Books
Century’s Witness
by Mary Llewellyn McNeil
- Gold Medal Winner, 2022 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards
- Gold Medal Winner, 2022 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, Biography and Autobiography
- Gold Medal Winner, 2022 IPPY Awards, Southeast (US) – Best Regional Non-Fiction
- Finalist, 2022 Best Book Awards, American Book Fest, General Biography
- Finalist, 2022 International Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA), Biography and Historical (Non-Fiction)
Voices from the Hollow
by Philip Hirsh
Book of the Year Finalist, 2006
Jefferson:
A Monticello Sampler
by Rick Britton
Bronze Medal Winner, 2009 Independent Publisher’s (IPPY) Award, Mid-Atlantic – Best Regional Non-Fiction
Founding Spirits
by Dennis Pogue
Silver Medal Winner, 2012 Independent Publisher’s (IPPY) Award, Mid-Atlantic – Best Regional Non-Fiction
Justified by Her Children
by Roy G. Pollina
Silver Medal Winner, 2022 Illumination Book Awards, Family/Parenting
Lee Chapel
by R. David Cox
Silver Medal Winner, 2019 Independent Publisher’s (IPPY) Award Winner, Mid-Atlantic – Best Regional Non-Fiction
Blueberry’s Gift
by Tenney Mudge
Illustrated by Erika Cummings
- Honorable Mention Charity/Making a Difference, 2020, Story Monster's, Inc. Purple Dragonfly Awards - Excellence in Children's Literature
- Honorable Mention Special Needs/Disability Awareness, 2020, Story Monster's, Inc. Purple Dragonfly Awards - Excellence in Children's Literature
- 2nd Place Book Trailer, 2020, Story Monster's, Inc. Purple Dragonfly Awards - Excellence in Children's Literature