Greystone Books
IndustryBook publishing
PredecessorDouglas & McIntyre
Founded2013
FounderRob Sanders
Headquarters
Vancouver
,
Canada
Area served
Canada
Key people
Jen Gauthier, publisher;
Patsy Aldana, publisher (Aldana Libros)
BrandsGreystone Kids, Aldana Libros
Websitegreystonebooks.com

Greystone Books is a Canadian book publisher. Initially an imprint of Douglas & McIntyre, the Vancouver-based company became its own entity in 2013.

History

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

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

  1. ↑ CBA Libris Awards 2007 - The Winners (PDF), Canadian Booksellers Association, 2007, archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-13, retrieved 2008-04-12
  2. 1 2 Kirch |, Claire. "For Greystone Books, Hopes for a Follow-Up Bestseller". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. ↑ Lederman, Marsha (2020-04-24). "COVID-19 pandemic lockdown delays publications of Canadian books". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. 1 2 Robertson, Becky (2017-07-27). "Betty Keller, Greystone Books win 2017 ABPBC Awards". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. 1 2 3 Porter, Ryan (2019-01-17). "Greystone Books gets into kidlit with Greystone Kids imprint". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  6. ↑ Williams |, Leigh Anne (1 Feb 2013). "Heritage House Publishing Acquires Greystone Books". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  7. ↑ Nawotka |, Ed. "Greystone Books Expands into Children's Publishing". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  8. 1 2 Deziel, Shanda (2020-05-04). "Patsy Aldana is first Canadian Carle Honors Honoree". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  9. ↑ Drudi, Cassandra (2021-10-12). "Jen Gauthier named publisher of Greystone Books". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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