Greystone Books
Canadian book publisher
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Greystone Books is a Canadian book publisher. Initially an imprint of Douglas & McIntyre, the Vancouver-based company became its own entity in 2013.
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| Industry | Book publishing |
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| 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 |
History
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 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]