George Beahm has published numerous books, among them The Essential J. R. R. Tolkien Sourcebook, The Stephen King Companion, The Unauthorized Anne Rice Companion, The Unofficial Patricia Cornwell Companion, Stephen King from A to Z: An Encyclopedia of His Life and Work, and War of Words: The Censorship Debate.

Actively involved in the book industry since 1975, Beahm has also been a self-publisher, regional publisher, book marketing director, book publishing consultant, and book packager. A lifelong fan of fantasy and science fiction, Beahm’s first two books focused on fantasy artists Vaughn Bode, Tim Kirk, and Richard Corben.