Belt Publishing

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Belt Publishing
Founded2013;11 years ago (2013)
FounderAnne Trubek
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Cleveland, Ohio
Distribution Publishers Group West
Publication typesBooks
Owner(s)
Official website beltpublishing.com

Belt Publishing is an independent press founded in 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Originally a publisher of anthologies about Rust Belt cities, since 2015 Belt has since moved into publishing a wider scope of both fiction and nonfiction, [1] with a particular focus on urbanism, history and narratives about the Rust Belt and the Midwest. [2]

It has been described as "promot[ing] a kind of progressive Rust Belt pride without succumbing to cliché or hipster irony" in the New York Times, [3] and "serv[ing] as a thoughtful foil to national-media characterizations of the region as either hopelessly dystopic or cheerfully rebounding, sticking instead to a knotty middle" in the Chicago Tribune. [4]

In February 2024, it was announced that the press company was acquired by Arcadia Publishing. [5]

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References

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  2. "About". Belt Publishing. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  3. Schuessler, Jennifer (2016-12-04). "'How to Speak Midwestern,' a Heartland Dialect Guide". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  4. Borrelli, Christopher. "'Rust Belt' and its editor aim to capture spirit of Chicago". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  5. "Arcadia Publishing Acquires Belt Publishing". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-04.