Henry Holt and Company is an American book publishing company, in
New York City. One of the oldest publishers in the United States, it was founded in 1866 by
Henry Holt and
Frederick Leypoldt. Currently, the company publishes in the fields of American and international
fiction,
biography,
history and
politics,
science,
psychology, and
health, as well as books for children's literature. In the US, it operates under
Macmillan Publishers.