Interlink Publishing

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Interlink Publishing
Founded1987
FounderMichel Moushabeck [1]
Country of originFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Headquarters location Northampton, Massachusetts
Distribution Simon & Schuster
Parkway Sales (Middle East and North Africa) [2]
Publication typesBooks
Imprints Interlink Books
Codagan Guides, USA
Olive Branch Press
Clockroot Books
Crocodile Books, USA
Official website www.interlinkbooks.com

Interlink Publishing is an independent publishing house, founded in 1987 and based in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. As of 2006, it published an average of 90 books a year and had 800 titles in print. [3]

Contents

Overview

The company specializes in publishing in the following subject areas: [4]

Many of its books concern Celtic culture. [6] It also publishes series entitled On-the-Road Histories, [7] International Folk Tales, Illustrated History, and Emerging Voices New International Fiction. [6]

The company publishes under five imprints:

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References

  1. Georgia DC (2016-02-16). "Interview | Michel Moushabeck, Interlink Books, Indie Publisher of the Week". BookBlast® Diary. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. https://www.interlinkbooks.com/distribution/ [ bare URL ]
  3. Byron Anderson, ed., Alternative Publishers of Books in North America, Duluth, Minnesota: Library Juice Press, 2006, ISBN   9781936117222, p. 72.
  4. "About Interlink Books" . Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  5. "Interlink World Fiction". Interlink Books. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Alternative Publishers, p. 73.
  7. "Book series designed to help plan road trips", Eugene Register-Guard , January 8, 2006, p. 35.