Cordis House is an independent publisher of illustrated, literary, and recorded works for families, workers, and the businesses they build — across three imprints, distributed internationally, made for the long shelf. Founded by Ron Smith.
Ron Smith · Illustrations by Cordis Studio · Inaugural Cordis Studio title
For the kids who hear the truck before anyone else. Whose dads come home with worn boots and rough hands. Whose own small hands will, someday, fix and build and hold the world too.
The illustrated imprint. Picture books, graphic editions, and large-format works designed in close collaboration between author and illustration team.
The literary and business imprint. Essays, memoirs, and nonfiction on family enterprise, succession, and the long arc of building things that last.
The recorded imprint. Audiobook editions of every Cordis title alongside original recorded conversations from the editorial office.
Ron Smith
Aug 2026 · Cloth & Paper · $19
Edited by Ron Smith
Nov 2026 · Cloth · $32
Ron Smith
Spring 2027 · Cloth · $19
Ron Smith
Fall 2027 · Cloth · $28
Cordis House is an independent publishing house based in Wyoming. We publish across three editorial imprints — Studio, Press, and Audio — and distribute internationally through major trade channels.
The house is the publishing imprint of Cordis Global LLC, an independent media and intellectual-property company. We publish a small list each year and edit each title to a single standard: the design, dignity, and permanence the working world has long deserved.
The Cordis Letters — occasional notes from the editorial office on what we're publishing, reading, and what's coming next. Written by Ron Smith and the editorial board.
