TAN Books was founded in 1967 and was acquired by Saint Benedict Press in 2008. We are a family-owned, traditional Catholic publishing company located near Charlotte, NC. Our products are distributed across the world. Our uncompromising mission is to help people become saints.
TAN Books was founded to keep books that taught the traditional Catholic faith in print. Over the next 40 years, TAN published hundreds of new and classic titles on theology, Scripture, Church history, traditional devotions (including St. Louis de Montfort’s Secret of the Rosary, which was printed in more than 4 million copies), and the lives of saints. Many were reprints from noteworthy American Catholic publishers such as Benziger Brothers and B. Herder Book Company. TAN also published original works defending the teachings of the Catholic Church on contemporary social issues, including abortion, compulsory sex education, and Freemasonry.
TAN began publishing the Douay–Rheims Bible in 1971 after it had gone out of print, making it available once more. An English translation of the Latin Vulgate, the Douay–Rheims Bible remains the only traditional Catholic Bible available in the English-speaking world.
Saint Benedict Press acquired TAN in 2008. “TAN Books and Publishers” became “TAN Books,” with the acronym now standing for Tuum Adoramus Nomen (Latin for “We Adore Thy Name”). As part of its quality improvement efforts, the company commissioned more visually appealing covers, employed more durable book construction, and re-typeset numerous titles in its catalog.
It has always been TAN’s mission to preserve and promote the spiritual, theological, and liturgical traditions of Holy Mother Church. TAN publishes more than 1,000 titles, including works on Thomistic theology, traditional devotions, Church doctrine, Church history, the lives of saints, educational resources, and Sacred Scripture. While the catalog is broad, the emphasis remains oriented toward the interior life as modeled by the saints.
Throughout history, the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church has provided God’s children with the tools they need to become saints. If you ever purchase a TAN book that does not help you grow in sanctity, please return it for a full refund. Our highest priority is the salvation of our customers.
- TAN Books : Publishes reprints of classic Catholic works on theology, Scripture, traditional devotions, the Tridentine Mass, and the lives of the saints, as well as new titles by contemporary authors and newly typeset Douay–Rheims Bibles co-branded with Saint Benedict Press. TAN also publishes resources for Catholic homeschooling families and a growing line of audiobooks.
- Confraternity of the Precious Blood: TAN serves as the distributor of titles issued by the Confraternity, associated with the Brooklyn-based Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, including My Daily Bread, My Imitation of Christ, My Daily Psalm Book, and Christ in the Gospel.
- Neumann Press: Acquired by TAN Books in 2013, Neumann Press republishes classic Catholic children’s literature, history books, and novels for students from primary through secondary school.