Oxmoor House

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Oxmoor House
Parent company Southern Progress Corporation
StatusDefunct
Founded1979
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Birmingham, Alabama
Distribution Hachette Book Group USA
Publication types Books
Imprints Sunset Books
Official website www.oxmoorhouse.com

Oxmoor House was the book publishing division of Southern Progress Corporation, which was based in Birmingham, Alabama. Oxmoor House was founded in 1979 when it began publishing Southern Living's Southern Living Annual Recipes. It published books relating to cooking, crafts, holidays, home improvement, and gardening. [1] The company also operated the Sunset Books division for Southern Progress's Sunset magazine. The company maintaind its offices at Southern Progress's Corporate Campus in Birmingham. Meredith Corporation acquired Southern Progress and closed Oxmoor House in 2018. [2]

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References

  1. Oxmoor House History
  2. "Beloved Food Magazine 'Cooking Light' is Ending Regular Print Issues". 12 September 2018.