McFarland & Company

McFarland & Company
StatusActive
Founded1979 (1979)
FounderRobert Franklin
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationJefferson, North Carolina
Distribution
  • Self-distributed
  • Eurospan Group
Key people
  • Robert Franklin
  • Rhonda Herman
Publication typesacademic and adult nonfiction, monographs, reference material, scholarly journals
Nonfiction topicspop culture, sports, military history, transportation, chess, medieval studies, literary criticism, librarianship
No. of employeesAbout 50
Official websitemcfarlandbooks.com

McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction.

Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its current Editor-in-Chief is Steve Wilson. Its former president and current President Emeritus is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979.

McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and as of 2019 had published 7,800 titles. McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book.