Tom Doherty Associates has been renamed Tor Publishing Group. President and publisher Devi Pillai explained: "Although the Tor name has always been associated with science fiction and fantasy, our list has included titles beyond that genre since our inception. With this name change and continued growth, the Tor name will now stand for quality in various types of genre publishing, with each imprint representing a distinct voice."
Besides its eponymous imprint, Tor Publishing Group includes Forge Books, which publishes thrillers and mysteries, speculative fiction, contemporary fiction and media-related nonfiction; Nightfire, which publishes horror; Tor Teen and Starscape, which focus on science fiction, fantasy and contemporary fiction for young readers and teens; and Tordotcom Publishing, which specializes in original science fiction and fantasy, both in novella and novel length.
Tor Publishing Group authors include Charlie Jane Anders, Holly Black, Olivie Blake, W. Bruce Cameron, Jacqueline Carey, P. Djèlí Clark, Cory Doctorow, Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman, Alix E. Harrow, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, TJ Klune, Victor LaValle, Cixin Liu, Seanan McGuire, Tamsyn Muir, Annalee Newitz, Tochi Onyebuchi, Christopher Paolini, Joe Pera, Douglas Preston, Spencer Quinn, James Rollins, Veronica Roth, Brandon Sanderson, V. E. Schwab, John Scalzi, Dr. Chuck Tingle, Nghi Vo, Catriona Ward, Martha Wells and Rita Woods, among others.
Tom Doherty established Tom Doherty Associates in 1979 and began the Tor Books imprint in 1980.