For the purposes of this contest, a previously published fulllength book. Many authors appear to publish a whole series of books. Now nearly 50 years and almost two thousand titles later, daw has a welldeserved reputation for discovering and publishing. Imprints at perseus include avalon travel publishing home to rick steves and the moon guides, basic books. Persea books was founded with goal of publishing the finest literature possible. The aim of the press is to publish works that endure by meeting high standards of literary. Founded in 1975 by karen braziller and michael braziller, persea books is an independent literary publisher of fiction and nonfiction, contemporary american poetry, poetry in translation, books for. In 1915 she began to publish stories about her people, the jews of the lower east side. We also publish childrens books focusing on new talent and artistled narrative picture books in all genres for ages 48, biographies for ages 812, occasionally board books for ages 03, and visually driven concept books. Kensington and lyrical both publish mainstream novels and seem to put a fair amount of pressure on the authors to promote their books.
Persea books is an independent book publisher based out of new york that was established in the 1970s. Daw books founded in 1971 by veteran paperback editor donald a. We are currently acquiring titles in the genres listed below. It was named publisher of the year in 2007 by publishers weekly magazine for its role in taking on publishers formerly distributed by publishers group west and acquiring avalon publishing group. Since then they have gained a reputation for publishing thoughtful books in a variety of literary genres. Clarion books is an imprint of the houghton mifflin harcourt books for young readers division. The books they publish receive publicity, they make sure that each book has blurbs from other authors on the back, as well as a synopsis of the plot. In nonfiction, she loves anything to do with celebrity, movie, and tv culture, as well as humorous selfcare and lifestyle books with a fresh twist. In addition to bread givers, yezierska wrote several novels and books. Over the past decades, persea has produced hundreds of engaging and consequential books.
He is also the host of the publishing profits podcast show where we interview successful authors and publishing. Publishing history this is a chart to show the when this publisher published books. Perseus also has a publishing partnership with the type media center called bold type books. Persea books is an independent, literary publishing house founded in 1975 by michael braziller and karen braziller, who still own and. Perseus books group was an american publishing company founded in 1996 by investor frank pearl. Since then, they have gained a reputation for publishing thoughtful books. To date, blazevox has published 280 books and over writers in their online journal and other publishing outlets. Perseus book group was founded by frank pearl in 1996 and became a part of the hachette book group in 2016. Coming in at just under 160 pages, this cloth hardcover book contains over 70 pages of fullcolor paintings. We are pleased to publish debut books and to continue publishing the authors we take on. Persea books persea books is an independent book publisher based out of new york that was established in the 1970s. Subscribe to the flashlight press newsletter to be the first to know about new books and news from flashlight press.
Imprints at perseus include avalon travel publishing home to rick steves and the moon guides, basic books, running press, publicaffairs and da capo press. In addition to bread givers, yezierska wrote several novels and books of short stories, including how i found america, red ribbon on a white horse, and all i could never be forthcoming from persea in september 2020. They also have a music imprint, a childrens dinosuar imprint and an imprint dedicated to history, art, humor and gift books. We publish literary novels and short story collections, creative nonfiction, memoir, essays, biography, literary criticism, books. Poetry, fiction, essays, memoir, biography, titles of jewish and middle eastern interest, womens studies, american indian folklore, and ya. George braziller february 12, 1916 march 16, 2017 was an american book publisher and the founder of george braziller, inc. We do not publish genre fiction romance, fantasy, science fiction. Persea books the american literary translators association.
Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. Founded in 1975 by karen braziller and michael braziller, persea books is an independent literary publisher of fiction and nonfiction, contemporary american. The golden age of picture books, when fine books were edited and published. Creston books fills the void left behind by the major new york publishers who no longer put out a broad range of quality picture books. Persea publishing adult and young adult scroll down their page for submissions. Persea books is an independent, literary publishing house founded in 1975 by michael braziller and karen braziller, who still own and direct the company. She also selectively acquires cookbooks and craft books. The aim of the press is to publish works that endure by meeting high standards of literary merit and relevance. Submissions should be at least 40 manuscript pages.
They must be primarily in english to be considered. All fiction submissions must pass the bechdel test. Perseus books perseus books is a hachette book group company, comprised of the imprints avalon travel, basic books, da capo press, hachette books, publicaffairs, running press, seal press, and westview press. They have an extensive catalog and fairly good distribution. In his editing and publishing career, he has worked with many awardwinning, new york times bestselling authors, and his books have. Polis books is an independent publishing company actively seeking new and established authors for our growing list. Daw books seeks to publish a wide range of voices and stories, because we believe that it is the duty of the science fiction and fantasy genres to be inclusive and representative of as many diverse. American prisoner of war camps in montana and wyoming. It was named publisher of the year in 2007 by publishers weekly magazine for its role in taking on publishers formerly distributed by publishers group west and acquiring avalon publishing. Tom corsonknowles is the founder of tck publishing, and the bestselling author of 27 books including secrets of the sixfigure author.
Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. In addition to bread givers, yezierska wrote several novels and books of short stories, including how i found america, red ribbon on a white horse, and all i could never be forthcoming from persea. Hobblebush books is a book publisher and book designer based in concord, new hampshire. Steel toe publishes beautiful books, they have a great reputation, and their list contains a variety of wonderful poets, such. We also publish a select number of books for middle and high schools. Wollheim, daw books was the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy. You can often find their books in bookstores, libraries, schools, and. After the death of frank pearl, perseus was sold to centre lane partners in 2015, a private equity firm. Clarion began publishing childrens fiction and picture books in 1965 and has published many awardwinning. Many of our titles are adopted for use in college and university courses in literature, american studies, womens studies, and creative writing classes of all levels.