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| Industry | Book publishing |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Douglas & McIntyre |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Rob Sanders |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Canada |
Key people | Jen Gauthier, publisher; Patsy Aldana, publisher (Aldana Libros) |
| Brands | Greystone Kids, Aldana Libros |
| Website | greystonebooks |
Greystone Books is a Canadian book publisher. Initially an imprint of Douglas & McIntyre, the Vancouver-based company became its own entity in 2013.
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]
The company is based in Vancouver, [5] and is known for its publication of English language books about people, the planet, and nature. [2]
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