Warrenville, IL — March 5, 2026 — Lakeside Book Company announced it has signed new sales and distribution agreements with Fulcrum Publishing, Mythworks and Oak Tree Comics. Beginning March 1, 2026, Lakeside Book will sell and distribute frontlist and backlist titles from these publishers from its newly acquired Ashland, OH facility, including eBooks for Fulcrum Publishing and Oak Tree Comics.
Jeff Tegge, VP Client Services at Lakeside Book Company said, “We are delighted to welcome these three innovative and creative publishers as new partners with Lakeside Book Company. We look forward to helping them grow.”
Todd McGarity, SVP Business Development, said “This is an exciting time for these publishers to be joining the Lakeside Book Company family. Lakeside Book presents independent publishers with a unique value proposition that no other distributor can offer. Not only can we provide sales and distribution services for a market that is hungry for alternatives, but we can also integrate full-service distribution with digital and offset manufacturing allowing publishers to streamline their supply chain and ensure inventory availability.”
Fulcrum Publishing was founded by Robert Baron in 1984 with a vision of contributing to the protection and preservation of the American wilderness. Over the last 40 years, they have published titles across a broad spectrum, exploring issues related to stewardship of the land, American culture, civics, and the American West. Today, Fulcrum is recognized as one of the nation’s leading independent publishers of civics, conservation, and Native American titles. Fulcrum has an active backlist of over 150 titles and publishes 10 new titles per year. Its authors have earned accolades from the Harvey Awards, National Book Foundation, New York Public Library, PEN USA Literary Awards, and Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, among many others.
Kateri Kramer, Marketing Director, said, “Fulcrum Publishing is thrilled to partner with Lakeside Book as our distributor. For nearly 40 years, Fulcrum has been committed to connecting readers with meaningful stories about conservation, Indigenous cultures, and the American West, and we’re grateful to have Lakeside’s expertise and support as we continue that mission. This partnership marks an exciting new chapter for us, and we look forward to bringing our authors’ voices to even more readers across the country.”
Mythworks is an award-winning creator of comics, graphic novels, and games founded in 2014. Mythworks creates entire worlds for its stories and games. Each adventure explores a detailed fictional world offering an immersive experience for the reader and a range of related products for the retailer. The founders, Vincenzo Ferriero and Ray Chou, draw upon a company of creators from around the world to produce a steady flow of quality content. They currently have six backlist book titles with three new titles slated for Spring and another three for the Fall. With a firm foothold in the Comic Book, Hobby and Games channels, they look forward to expanding into the trade, library and educational markets. Ray Chou, co-founder, said, “Mythworks is incredibly thrilled to be partnering with Lakeside Book Company to bring our original worlds and stories to a wider audience. We’re excited to work with a company dedicated to quality and to platforming new voices and creators, and we can’t wait for readers to discover their next adventure through this collaboration.”
Oak Tree Comics is an independent children’s publisher founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, California. Their books explore the intersection of social and environmental justice through imaginative stories that entertain and educate. Although Oak Tree got its start as a publisher of comics and graphic novels, their forthcoming lists lean more toward children’s picture books and young adult fiction but with a stronger visual undercurrent. Oak Tree has three titles scheduled for Fall 2026 and four coming in the Spring of 2027. Josh Aichenbaum, Managing Director and Founder said, “Oak Tree Comics is overjoyed to be joining the Lakeside Book family. As a children’s book publisher dedicated to inspiring a love of nature through imagination, we are honored and in awe, imagining the possibilities. With Lakeside, we look forward to sharing our books and their unique brand of environmentalism with readers everywhere.