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Serving House Books is an international small press that publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art. The catalogue has over 125 books in print from authors from various countries.^{[1] [2]}

The press was founded in 2009 by Walter Cummins of New Jersey and Thomas E. Kennedy of Copenhagen. Cummins and Kennedy are widely published authors with a large catalogue of their own books. Cummins has over 100 stories in print. ^{[3] [4]} Kennedy passed away in 2021.

Several titles have been award winning books of historical fiction.^[5] Critically acclaimed authors include Donna Baier-Stein, Peter Selgin, Linda Lappin, Ronna Wineberg, and Don Zancanella. Ronna Winberg's collection Artifacts and Other Stories was winner of the 2024 Short Story Fiction Award. ^[6]

Claire Bateman^[7] was the first author published by the press with a chapbook titled Coronology.^[8]

Three of Donna Baer Stein's books have been published by Serving House Books, including The Silver Baron's Wife, which was nominated for several awards.^{[9] [10]}

Ronna Wineberg's book Artifacts and Other Stories was the winner in Short Story Fiction for the 2024 American Fiction Awards, a 2024 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite, and was long-listed for the Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition.^{[11] [6][12]}

The press hosted Serving House: The Journal for eighteen editions under the direction of writer and editor ^[13].^[14]

The press is currently located in Raleigh, North Carolina. William K. Lawrence is the new chief publisher.^{[15] [16]}