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Large Print Is Not Just for Readers with Visual Disabilities

From format-agnostic millennials to screen-weary remote workers, large print books are finding younger, more diverse audiences in public libraries.

Improve Accessibility & Literacy for Young Readers

Youth large print is a simple and proven way to for developing readers to build reading skills, confidence, and stamina and reduce reading anxiety. 

Empower ELs with Spanish-Language Large Print

Award-winning, star-reviewed titles are now available in Spanish youth large print for ages 8 and up! Teachers observed 42% of ELs improved decoding with large print. 

See the Difference and Get the Whole Story

Explore how large print increases accessibility and reading enjoyment for young readers! Our latest youth catalog features titles for elementary, middle, and high school students. Plus, tips and tools for collection development. 

Keep Readers Returning to Your Large Print Collection

Find bestselling and popular titles in large print—a reader-friendly format readers of all ages will enjoy. Browse our extensive (and often exclusive!) title list of large print books in fiction genres, like mystery, romance, and western, and nonfiction subgenres, like biography, Black voices, and diverse authors. 

Catalogs

Discover new and notable releases. Thorndike Press publishes many large print titles simultaneously with the original publisher's standard print edition. Download our monthly digital catalogs and order forms for book covers and descriptions. You'll find contemporary, classic, large print bestsellers in a format that fits everyone. Ready to order? Enjoy FREE shipping on every order. 

Sales and Special Offers

Be the first to know what books are in stock and in demand. Check here often to find current sales, special offers, and notable collections you can easily add to your library cart. We have popular large print books and series for adults and children that are available in hardcover and trade paperback.

Posters to Promote

Customize with your library name or logo and print these posters to place by your large print collection, regular print new releases, or front desk. Large print is for everyone! Bring community awareness to this accessible option.

Standing Order Plans

Whether you’re a large, small, or midsize library, Thorndike Press Standing Order Plans deliver the titles your readers want on a regular basis, shipped monthly or quarterly. Enjoy special savings and the convenience of receiving fully processed orders—just unpack and shelve. No contract. No lock-in. Plus a 100% guarantee on binding.

Shop by Genre

Diverse Authors

Identity is an important theme in literature and in today's world. A good book can help anyone understand what it's like for people of another race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. These fiction and nonfiction books teach empathy and open hearts. Search through popular large print bestsellers from Harlequin, Random House, and more.

 

Mystery

Intrigue readers of all ages with our riveting selection of mystery fiction. Sort through the best in whodunits, hard-boiled investigators, cozy mysteries, police procedurals, true crime, and amateur sleuths. Discover new favorites from Louise Penny, Janet Evanovich, Anne Perry, James Lee Burke, and Anne Cleeves or get addicted to popular series, like Tea Shop, Longmire, Jessica Fletcher, Stephanie Plum, and Sherlock Holmes.

Nonfiction

Find a font size and a topic for every kind of reader. Our nonfiction titles include current events, history, travel, health, politics, nature, self-help, environmental issues, women's voices, the American government, Hollywood, and so much more, from popular bestsellers, like David McCullough, Brad Meltzer, Michael Lewis, Tom Clavin, Rick Bragg, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Isabel Wilkerson.
 

Romance

Fall in love with romance. Large print romance novels from Thorndike Press showcase women who are different kinds of heroines and bring forward love stories from all backgrounds. Thorndike Press romance selections include contemporary romantic suspense and sultry selections as well as wholesome Christian and regency books, for a diverse audience. Find new books and classics from Nora Roberts, Jayne Ann Krentz, Debbie Macomber, and many more.

Suspense & Thriller

Hold on tight before opening these pulse-pounding page-turners. Any novel can generate excitement, suspense, and intrigue, but our suspense and thriller large print books are laser focused on keeping your readers interested. Choose from New York Times bestselling authors who know killers and murder better than anyone, such as Mary Higgins Clark, Stephen King, J. D. Robb, Stuart Woods, Dean Koontz, C. J. Box, and John Sandford, and popular series, like Captain Chase, Jack Ryan, and Jason Bourne.

Westerns

Go back to the days of the Wild West with our frontier fiction and traditional western adventures, featuring cowboys, outlaws, rugged landscapes, and the joys and hardships of everyday life in the historical American Old West. Find classics and contemporary books from authors like Michael Zimmer, Frank Leslie, William W. Johnstone with J. A. Johnstone, and Kevin McCarthy, and popular series like Perley Gates, Preacher & MacCallister, Mountain Man, Caleb York, and more. 

Distribution Publishers

For your convenience, Thorndike Press is proud to offer large print books from other large print publishers. We’ll be your one-stop-shop for large print, ensuring you have access to books from James Patterson, John Grisham, David Baldacci, Danielle Steel, Elin Hilderbrand, Lee Child, Lisa Wingate, Nicholas Sparks, Debbie Macomber, JoJo Moyes, Daniel Silva, Chris Bohjalian, Isabel Allende, and many more.