Lyle Hugh Munson (c. 1918 – November 1, 1973) was an American intelligence agent and then, later, a book publisher and distributor under the corporate name The Bookmailer, Inc.. Based in the New York area, his company was known particularly for offering anti-communist and right-wing works.

[2] Munson worked for the Office of Strategic Services starting in 1940,[3][2] and in the CIA's[2] psychological warfare division.

Sales circa 1960 were about 200,000 volumes per year,[1] and grew to around 2 million in 1961 off of a wave of interest in anti-communist material.

[10] Munson was editor of Bookmailer's publication "For the Skeptic", which was a collection of readings aimed to "help you to understand the mechanics of the Communist spy apparatus and its successes"; this was promoted by the John Birch Society.

[2] Robert W. Welch Jr., the head of the John Birch Society, considered him a "good friend", appreciating his publishing of anti-communist material.