The two words, books and readers are all The House of Books needs to define its goal: simply and clearly to produce books for a general, attentive reading public. The House of Books is an internationally oriented, general, commercial publishing house. It publishes successful fiction, non-fiction, children's and juvenile books. We are using a fresh approach to book design, setting a new trend in the market, both in the Netherlands and Flanders.

We are often asked about the story behind the name, The House of Books. We looked for a name that reflects our being internationally oriented. Moreover the name must make clear what, according to our view, a publishing house should be first and foremost: a house and home for its authors. Our house full of authors, illustrators and books wants to be a model for all those homes in the Netherlands and Flanders where there is room for and interest in 'books for readers'.

The array of authors and titles hosted by The House of Books is greatly varied. Stories based on real events, like that of Farah Diba Pahlawi, the kidnapping of the Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch and the story of topmodel Petra Nemcova, who survived the tsunami in 2004, but lost her boyfriend. Literary novels by Jodie Picoult and Charlotte Link. Books by international bestseller writers like Sophie Kinsella, Cathy Kelly and Marian Keyes. Thrillers by Clive Cussler, Andy McNab, Tess Gerritsen, Benny Baudewyns and Lisa Jackson, to name just a few. Children’s and juvenile books by Peter Hoogenboom, Mel Wallis de Vries, Sabine de Vos and Marja Baseler. Strong-selling series like the Hoera!-books by Marianne Busser and Ron Schröder. Books on cookery, like the series of Basic Books. And non-fiction intriguing documents of a period by well-known journalists such as Karen van Ede and the Flemish performer Geert Hoste.