The history is backed by a source record

The public record spans books, translation history, readers, children’s titles, rankings, art, education, and distribution contexts.

150+ professionally published books
57+ languages
Millions of readers worldwide
1989 first book published

Company story

From Reagent Press to RP Media.

The new site does not erase the earlier Reagent Press identity. It gives that history a stronger frame: a publishing house that grew from legacy pages, book worlds, school and library work, audio, digital publishing, and author imprints into a modern public front door.

1994 and forward

A publishing house built before digital became a slogan.

The current site treats “since 1994” as more than a date. It is the starting point for a publishing record that moved across print, digital, audio, education, story worlds, and reader access long before those ideas became standard language.

Historic Reagent Press

The Ruin Mist era remains a crown-jewel archive.

The earlier Reagent Press identity as the home of Robert Stanek’s Ruin Mist is preserved as part of the company record. The new site keeps that history visible without making it the only current company story.

Books, audio, education

The catalog widened into shelves for many readers.

Children’s books, classroom-friendly reading, fantasy worlds, thrillers, nonfiction, professional knowledge, living-well books, national park field guides, and audio editions now sit inside one clearer publishing structure.

RP Media today

A publishing family with a restored front door.

RP Media / Reagent Press now serves as the public entrance for imprints, latest books, press facts, rights inquiries, studios, and the historic archive that keeps earlier materials available with context.

Historic Reagent Press

The earlier publishing record, preserved with context.

The historic archive keeps older Reagent Press pages available while clearly separating them from the current RP Media / Reagent Press site. These materials document earlier public language, press logos, partner logos, green/digital publishing claims, Ruin Mist positioning, and legacy book and audio pages.

What history means now

Historic material becomes a strength when it is clearly labeled.

The old slogans, press logo walls, partner displays, Ruin Mist positioning, and green/digital messages should not be thrown away. They should be presented as source material inside a modern publisher site.

preserved page

Original Current Page

The earlier Reagent Press current page, including the historic Ruin Mist slogan, press logo walls, partner sections, and green/digital publishing language.

Publishing family

The imprints give the history a current structure.

Each imprint turns part of the legacy into a public shelf: books and audio, restored Reagent Press history, children and classroom reading, professional knowledge, travel, wellness, and story worlds.

main publishing arm

RP Books & Audio

Fiction, nonfiction, print, ebook, audio, classroom learning, coursework, and restored editions.

RP Books & Audio is the main publishing arm for fiction and nonfiction in ebook, print, and audio formats, with work for children, early YA, YA and teen readers, scholastic audiences, collegiate audiences, classroom learning materials, coursework, and reader-first editions.

  • William R. Stanek
  • William Stanek
  • Robert Stanek
  • R. Stanek
  • W. R. Stanek
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historic and continuing imprint

Reagent Press

The historic publishing house behind Ruin Mist, Bugville, audio, digital-first work, and legacy editions.

Reagent Press is the main historic and continuing publishing arm for ebooks, print books, and audio across fiction and nonfiction for children, early YA, YA and teen readers, adults, retail channels, scholastic channels, and collegiate channels.

  • Robert Stanek
  • R. Stanek
  • W. R. Stanek
  • William Stanek
  • William R. Stanek
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children’s and classroom imprint

My World Books

Children’s books, scholastic materials, classroom resources, and K–12 reading paths.

My World Books is the children’s and classroom imprint for K–12 books, scholastic reading, classroom materials, family reading, early learning, Bugville Critters, Magic Lands, Stranger Truths, and stories younger readers can grow into.

  • R. Stanek
  • Robert Stanek
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professional, leadership, and wellness imprint

Stanek & Associates Press

Business, leadership, wellness, professional knowledge, coursework, retreats, seminars, and collegiate materials.

Stanek & Associates Press focuses on business, leadership, wellness, professional knowledge, ebooks, books, audiobooks, collegiate materials, coursework, retreat materials, leadership seminars, and classes covering the same practical fields.

  • William Stanek
  • William R. Stanek
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Continue the history path

Move from history into the current publishing house.

Explore the focused publishing-since-1994 page, visit the preserved archive, or move into books, imprints, press facts, and rights.