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The Overlook Press is an American independent publishing house based in New York. It was formed in 1971 by Peter Mayer who had previously worked at Avon and Penguin Books where he was CEO from 1978 to 1998. A general-interest publisher Overlook has over one thousand titles in print including fiction history biography drama and design. Overlook’s publishing program consists of nearly 100 new books per year evenly divided between hardcovers and trade paperbacks.