Longtime conservative publisher Marji Ross is stepping down

Senior editor Tom Spence, who will replace Marji Ross, the longtime head of Regnery Publishing, one of the country’s oldest conservative book publishers. Ross will retire, effective Jan. 1. (Sameer A. Khan/Regnery Publishing via AP)

October 24, 2019

"This decision is a bittersweet one for me. The last 20 years have been the most enjoyable and rewarding of my professional life," Ross said in a statement. "I'm so grateful that Tom has agreed to take on this role. I know he will be a fantastic leader."

Regnery's history predates the modern conservative movement. It was founded in 1947 and has released such conservative landmarks as William F. Buckley Jr.'s "God & Man at Yale" and Russell Kirk's "The Conservative Mind," along with newer works by Ann Coulter, Newt Gingrich and Michelle Malkin, among others. The Regnery publication "Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court" made bestseller lists over the summer.

A division of Salem Media Group since 2014, Regnery has faced increased competition over the past 20 years as mainstream publishers began adding conservative imprints. One of Ross' predecessors at Regnery, Al Regnery, recently helped found the conservative Republic Book Publishers.

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