Greystone Books

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. After Douglas & McIntyre went bankrupt in 2013, publisher Rob Sanders bought Greystone Books and launched it as an in independent company.

In 2017, the company won the Jim Douglas Publisher of the Year Award. In 2019, the company launched the Greystone Kids and its Aldana Libros imprint to focus on English translations of global children's book titles. Patsy Aldana is the publisher of Aldana Libros.

Jen Gauthier took over as publisher of Greystone Books on January 1, 2022.

Activities

The company is based in Vancouver, and is known for its publication of English language books about people, the planet, and nature.

References

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