Orca Book Publishers
Canadian book publisher
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Orca Book Publishers is a Canadian company that produces books for children.[1]
Ruth Linka, associate publisher
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| Industry | Book publishing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Key people | Andrew Wooldridge, publisher Ruth Linka, associate publisher |
| Website | www |
Organization
Orca Book Publishers was founded in 1982[2] and is based in Victoria, British Columbia.[3]
Orca primarily publishes children's literature,[3] with a typical annual output of about 95 new titles.[4] Andrew Wooldridge is the company's publisher,[4] Ruth Linka is the associate publisher,[5] and Sara Harvey is an editor.[6]
History
In 2019, Orca introduced a non-fiction line of books branded as Orca Issues.[7]
Orca published Eric Walters' pandemic novel Don't Stand So Close To Me in 2020.[8] The book was published within 41 days of Walter's pitching the idea to Orca.[8]
15,000 of the company's books caught fire while on the MV Zim Kingston vessel near Victoria, British Columbia in October 2021.[9]
In 2022, the company moved production of its books from China and Korea to Canada.[9]