River Rock Books debuted October 2017 under the publishers, Jan Haag, Julia Moore, and Katie McCleary, in Sacramento, California. Linda Collins joined the group in June 2022.

River Rock Books publishes literary work by writers living and contributing to the greater Sacramento region, which has been the home to many famous writers including: Joan Didion, William Vollmann, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Richard Rodriguez, John Lescroart, Allison Brennan, Jodi Angel, Christian Kiefer, Kim Stanley Robinson, and many more.