Random House Mondadori unites some of the most outstanding imprints in Spanish-language book publishing. Literary houses like Sudamericana, Lumen, Debate and Mondadori come together with imprints aiming for a wider audience Plaza & Janés, Grijalbo and DeBolsillo—and with others specialized in subject areas or audiences like the young adult and children’s publishers Montena and Beascoa.
Poetry and fiction, illustrated books, pocket books, practical guides and complete works... make up an extensive catalogue that reflects today’s cultural trends.
Debate
Debate was born in Madrid in 1977 as a progressive publishing house dedicated solely to works of nonfiction. In 1994, it was incorporated into the Bertelsmann Group and in 2001 into the Random House Mondadori joint venture. Its titles are edited and distributed in all the Random House Mondadori territories.
Debate’s catalogue contains nonfiction titles that are both informative and accessible on current topics in politics, the sciences, economics, and new technology, as well as in the fields of cultural studies, sociology, and literature. Well-written biographies and historic accounts with strong narrative voices can also be found within the catalogue. Some of Debate’s most renowned authors are: Roger Penrose, J.M. Coetzee, Edward Said and Paul Preston. Since 2006, Debate organizes the Premio Debate de Libro Reportaje in hopes of promoting the reporting genre further in the public eye.
