Academy Chicago Publishers

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Academy Chicago Publishers
StatusActive
Founded1975
FounderAnita Miller
Jordan Miller
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location Chicago, Illinois
DistributionWorldwide
Nonfiction topicsPopular natural and social sciences
Fiction genres Many
Imprints None
Owner(s) Chicago Review Press
Official website www.academychicago.com

Academy Chicago Publishers is a trade book publisher founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1975 by Anita Miller and Jordan Miller who continue to select what is published. [1] It was purchased by Chicago Review Press in 2014. [2]

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"... Academy Chicago Limited is a young publishing house that is winning esteem from literary folk across the country ... Anita and Jordan Miller ... publish books dear to their hearts – attractively made, mostly paperbound children's books, feminist books and new editions of hard-to-come-by literary treasures from the past." – New York Times Book Review[ full citation needed ]

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References

  1. Liebenson, Donald (2014-01-24). "Chicago Review Press acquires Academy Chicago Publishers". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  2. Kirch, Claire (2014-01-07). "Chicago Review Press Acquires Academy Chicago". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2015-02-01.