Founded in 1964 as a publisher of music books, Da Capo Press became a general trade publisher in the mid-1970s. It joined Perseus Books in 1999. Today it has a wide-ranging list of mostly nonfiction titles, both hardcover and paperback, focusing on history, music, the performing arts, sports, and popular culture.

Lifelong Books was founded as a health and wellness imprint in 2003 and has a broad list of titles focusing on pregnancy, parenting, fitness, personal relationships, diabetes, healthful cooking, psychology, personal growth, and sexuality.

Inspired by the notion that a book can change a woman's life, Seal Press is devoted to publishing titles that inform, reveal, engage, delight, and support women of all ages and backgrounds.