The publishing house was founded on May 10, 1901, and is now led by Alessandro and Giuseppe Laterza. Headquartered in Bari and Rome, it boasts a rich catalogue that includes essays for the general public, manuals and monographs for the university, textbooks for middle school and high school, and paperbacks.

Production supported by the organization of major cultural events: Lessons of History, since 2006 in some of the major Italian cities (Rome, Milan, Turin, Florence, Genoa, Naples, Trieste, Bari, Udine, Cagliari, Brescia, Trento/Rovereto, Verona, Padua, Matera), Trento Festival of Economics (in its 16th edition in 2021), Turin International Festival of Economics, Lucca Planet Hearth Festival, Rome History Festival .