Private company

Lantern Books

American non-profit book publisher

Lantern Publishing & Media is an American non-profit book publisher founded in 2020, having acquired the assets of Booklight Inc. DBA Lantern Books in 2019. Booklight was founded in 1999, and first located in Union Square (New York City), before moving to Brooklyn in 2007, where Lantern Publishing & Media had its offices, before moving to Woodstock, NY, in 2022. The subject areas that Lantern Publishing & Media covers include veganism, animal rights, humane education, spirituality, wellness and recovery, and social justice.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Lantern Publishing & Media is an American non-profit book publisher founded in 2020, having acquired the assets of Booklight Inc. DBA Lantern Books in 2019. Booklight was founded in 1999, and first located in Union Square (New York City), before moving to Brooklyn in 2007, where Lantern Publishing & Media had its offices, before moving to Woodstock, NY, in 2022. The subject areas that Lantern Publishing & Media covers include veganism, animal rights, humane education, spirituality, wellness and recovery, and social justice. Lantern distributes books published by the American Mental Health Foundation, and is in turn distributed by Red Wheel Weiser.2

Timeline

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