Running Press
Parent company | Hachette Book Group |
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| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | Stuart “Buz” and Larry Teacher |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Black Dog & Leventhal |
| Official website | www |
Running Press is an American
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with many of the corporate functions taking place in Hachette's New York City headquarters. It was co-founded by Stuart "Buz" Teacher and his brother, Lawrence "Larry" Teacher, who died in March 2014.[1]
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers became an imprint of Running Press in 2017.[2]
Select bibliography
- Running Press Miniature Editions, 2" by 3" hardcover books (many of them abridgements of bestsellers and often sold as impulse or gift purchases at checkout counters)
- Sneaky Chef cookbook series by Missy Chase Lapine[3]
- Images coloring book series, by Roger Burrows
- Wisdom to Grow On, Charles J. Acquisto (2006)
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga, ILYA (2006)
- Cathy's Book, Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman (2006)
- The Way of the Wiseguy, Joseph D. Pistone (2004)
- The Real Mad Men: The Renegades of Madison Avenue and the Golden Age of Advertising, Andrew Cracknell[4]
- Michael Jackson's complete guide to Single Malt Scotch, ISBN 0-7624-0731-X
- Skinny Bitch, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (2005)
- Fabulicious!: Teresa's Italian Family Cookbook, Teresa Giudice (2010)
- Seventeen's Ultimate Style Guide, Ann Shoket and the Editors of Seventeen (2011)[5]
- Dumbemployed, Phil Edwards and Matt Kraft (2011)
- Seven Wonders, Ben Mezrich (2014)
In 2012, Comedy Central contracted to create a publishing imprint with Running Press, including books by Denis Leary and Tosh.0.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Lawrence Teacher, 72, Philadelphia publisher and talented artist". Philly.com. 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ "J.P. Leventhal to Step Down After 25 Years". Hachette Book Group. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ "Writing Despite Seinfeld Suit". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ "'Mad Men' books hit shelves". Communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ "Running Press Book Publishers and Seventeen Magazine Team Up for Unique Book Project - PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ "Comedy Central is going to publish books now · Newswire · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.marketwatch.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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External links
- Official website
- Finding aid to the Running Press records at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries
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