The Brooklyn-based publisher Hard Ball Press was founded on perseverance,sweat,and working-class voices. We publish unvarnished,impactful tales—children's books,non-fiction, fiction, and more—written by and for the people who make the world function. We were founded by a union nurse and are committed to justice,dignity, and unapologetic truth-telling.

Our books are for you if you've ever felt undervalued, unnoticed or misunderstood. This is literature for the working class and resistance in print.

Come look through our catalog and find important stories.