Dundurn Press
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| Founded | 1972 |
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| Founder | Kirk Howard |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Headquarters location | Toronto |
| Distribution | UTP Distribution(Canada) Ingram Publisher Services(US) Lightning Source(UK)[1] |
| Key people | Meghan Macdonald (Publisher), Chris Houston (Operations), Kathryn Lane (Associate Publisher) |
| Imprints | Dundurn, Rare Machines, Castle Street Mysteries, Hounslow, Simon and Pierre, Boardwalk Books, Sandcastle Books, Natural Heritage, Napoleon and Co., Blue Butterfly, Thomas Allen Publishers |
| No.of employees | 20+[2] |
| Official website | www |
Dundurn Pressis one of the largest Canadian-ownedbook publishing companiesof adult fiction and non-fiction.[3]The company publishes Canadianliterature,history,biography,politics and arts. Dundurn has about 2500 books in print, and averages around one hundred new titles each year.[4]Dundurn Press was established in 1972 by Kirk Howard.[5]In 2009, Dundurn forged a co-publishing partnership with the Ontario Genealogical Society, and in 2011, Dundurn purchased Napoleon & Company and Blue Butterfly Books.[6][7]In 2013, Dundurn acquired Thomas Allen Publishers, the publishing branch ofThomas Allen & Son Limited.[8]Thomas Allen & Son Limited is a Canadianbook distributor,and remains Canada's oldest family-owned and operated distributor, having been in continuous operation for over 90 years.[9][10]Dundurn Press authors includeLincoln Alexander,Linda McQuaig,Ted Barris,Michael Coren,Xue Yiwei,andAustin Clarke.
In January 2019, Howard sold Dundurn Press to a consortium of Canadian technology investors. They hired Kwame Scott Fraser as Publisher, and Howard became Publisher Emeritus.[11]Acquiring editorRussell Smithlaunched a new imprint for literary fiction and memoir called Rare Machines.[12][13]
Kirk Howard died of Parkinson's Disease in June of 2023.[14]
In February 2024, Fraser changed roles within the firm, and Meghan Macdonald was named Publisher.[15]
References
[edit]- ^"Distributor".Dundurn Press.Retrieved2018-01-10.
- ^Dundurn."Our History".Dundurn website.Retrieved19 January2015.
- ^"Snapshot: Dundurn Press founder and publisher Kirk Howard".Quill & Quire.Archived fromthe originalon 15 October 2013.Retrieved13 February2013.
- ^Association of Canadian Publishers
- ^Slopen, Beverley (20 January 1993)."Dundurn Press marks 20th birthday".The Toronto Star.pp. E16.Retrieved23 November2011.
- ^Spencer, Jason."Dundurn establishes J. Patrick Boyer imprint".Quill & Quire.Archived fromthe originalon 11 April 2013.Retrieved13 February2013.
- ^"Site Profile: Dundurn Press".Open Book Ontario.Retrieved13 February2013.
- ^Dundurn Press Buys Canadian Thomas Allen Publishers
- ^Thomas Allen Publishers
- ^"Quill & Quire, January 19, 2012".
- ^Dundurn Sold to Group of Tech Entrepreneurs
- ^"Rare Machines".Dundurn Press.
- ^""A Distinctive Voice" Editor Russell Smith on Dundurn Press's New Rare Machines Imprint ".open-book.ca.Retrieved2021-10-22.
- ^"Dundurn Press founder Kirk Howard dies".Publisher's Weekly.
- ^"Meghan Macdonald promoted to Publisher".Quill and Quire.
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