| Status | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founder | Thomas Bouregy |
| Successor | Amazon Publishing |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York |
| Fiction genres | Science fiction, mystery, romance |
| Official website | avalonbooks.com (archived) |
Avalon Books (originally Bouregy & Curl) was a small New York-based book publishing imprint owned by Thomas Bouregy & Company.
Established in 1950 by Thomas Bouregy, it would be run by his daughter, Ellen Bouregy Mickelsen, from 1995 to 2012 when it was sold to Amazon.[1] Avalon was an important science fiction imprint in the 1950s and 60s; later its specialty was mystery and romance books.[2]
On June 4, 2012 it was announced that Amazon had purchased the imprint and its back-list of about 3,000 titles. Amazon said it would publish the books through the various imprints of Amazon Publishing.[2]