Greystone Books
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| Industry | Book publishing |
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| Predecessor | Douglas & McIntyre |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Rob Sanders |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Canada |
Key people | Jen Gauthier, publisher; Patsy Aldana, publisher (Aldana Libros) |
| Brands | Greystone Kids, Aldana Libros |
| Website | greystonebooks |
Greystone Books is a Canadian book publisher. Initially an imprint of Douglas & McIntyre, the Vancouver-based company became its own entity in 2013.
History
[edit]Greystone Books was an imprint of Douglas & McIntyre, and won the CBA Libris Award for Marketing Achievement of the Year in 2007.[1] After Douglas & McIntyre went bankrupt in 2013,[2] publisher[3] Rob Sanders[4] bought Greystone Books and launched it as an in independent company.[5][6]
In 2017, the company won the Jim Douglas Publisher of the Year Award.[4] In 2019, the company launched the Greystone Kids[7] and its Aldana Libros imprint[5] to focus on English translations of global children's book titles.[8] Patsy Aldana is the publisher of Aldana Libros.[8]
Jen Gauthier took over as publisher of Greystone Books on January 1, 2022.[9]
Activities
[edit]The company is based in Vancouver,[5] and is known for its publication of English language books about people, the planet, and nature.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ CBA Libris Awards 2007 - The Winners (PDF), Canadian Booksellers Association, 2007, archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-13, retrieved 2008-04-12
- ^ a b Kirch |, Claire. "For Greystone Books, Hopes for a Follow-Up Bestseller". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Lederman, Marsha (2020-04-24). "COVID-19 pandemic lockdown delays publications of Canadian books". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ a b Robertson, Becky (2017-07-27). "Betty Keller, Greystone Books win 2017 ABPBC Awards". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ a b c Porter, Ryan (2019-01-17). "Greystone Books gets into kidlit with Greystone Kids imprint". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Williams |, Leigh Anne (1 Feb 2013). "Heritage House Publishing Acquires Greystone Books". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ Nawotka |, Ed. "Greystone Books Expands into Children's Publishing". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ a b Deziel, Shanda (2020-05-04). "Patsy Aldana is first Canadian Carle Honors Honoree". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Drudi, Cassandra (2021-10-12). "Jen Gauthier named publisher of Greystone Books". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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