the sister paperback group New American Library was merged into Berkley. In April 2015, Berkley Books signed the self-published author Jasinda Wilder. In January 2016, Berkley was merged into Penguin's Putnam/Dutton. Ivan Held replaced Leslie Gelbman as president of Berkley Books. In 2020, Berkley Books announced two new horror books by Grady Hendrix. Imprints Ace Books Jove Books New American Library Authors Its major authors have included: Comic books 1976–1977: Bionic Woman PB (Berkley Novel) 1977: From the Land Beyond Beyond SC: The Films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen 1988: New Comics SC 1998: X-Men Empire's End PB (Berkley Novel) References External links Official website American speculative fiction publishers Book publishing companies based in New York (state) Science fiction publishers Publishing companies established in 1955 1955 establishments in New York City