Prospect Park Books

Prospect Park Books
Founded 2006
Founder Colleen Dunn Bates
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Los Angeles, California
Distribution Consortium Book Sales & Distribution
Key people Colleen Dunn Bates, Patricia O'Sullivan
Publication types Books
Fiction genres Fiction, cookbooks, regional, humor
Imprints Prospect Park Books, Raymond Press, Spectrum Publications
Number of employees 4
Official website www.prospectparkbooks.com

Prospect Park Books is a Los Angeles-based independent publisher. Its titles are distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution,[1] a member of the Ingram Content Group. It is a member of the American Association of Publishers, Publishers Association of the West, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses.

Overview

Prospect Park Books was founded by Colleen Dunn Bates[2] in 2006 with a focus on regional titles,[3] including Hometown Pasadena and EAT: Los Angeles. both of which led to online magazines, Eat-LA.com and Hometown-Pasadena.com. In 2012, Prospect Park Books sold Hometown-Pasadena.com[4] and greatly expanded its book line.[5]

Notable publications

Prospect Park Books' notable books include: Little Flower Baking by Christine Moore, the SCIBA Best Nonfiction[6] title of 2016; Little Flower: Recipes from the Cafe, which was chosen as one of the best cookbooks of 2012 by Food52.com;[7] After Abel & Other Stories by Michal Lemberger, a Sophie Brody Medal finalist and Jewish Book Council honoree;[8] Sayonara Slam, Strawberry Yellow and Blood Hina by Naomi Hirahara, the fourth, fifth and sixth installments in the Mas Arai mystery series;[9] Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness by journalist and Mark Twain scholar Mark Dawidziak[10]; and Helen of Pasadena, a novel by Lian Dolan (one of the Satellite Sisters), which spent more than a year on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Consortium Book Sales & Distribution
  2. ↑ Caroline (2016-03-19). "CAROLINELEAVITTVILLE: The amazing, book-passionate, force of nature, Colleen Dunn Bates talks about the incredible publishing house (celebrating its tenth anniversary): Prospect Park Books". CAROLINELEAVITTVILLE. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  3. ↑ Timberg, Scott (October 2, 2007). "This 'Hometown' Girl Makes Good". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  4. ↑ Roderick, Kevin (September 28, 2012). "Hometown Pasadena sold by Prospect Park Books". L.A. Observed. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  5. ↑ Werris, Wendy. "Prospect Park Books: Finding the Sweet Spot". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "SCIBA Attracts 300 Attendees to Upbeat Show". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  7. ↑ Food 52 (January 11, 2013). [Food 52 The Piglet 2013. "The 2013 Piglet Tournament of Cookbooks!" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  8. ↑ "After Abel and Other Stories by Michal Lemberger | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  9. ↑ Yamamoto, J.K. "Hirahara gives her readers more Mas". Rafu Shimpo. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Thurber House picnic performer sees Twain as sage for our time". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  11. ↑ Sonksen, Mike. "Arroyo Culture: In the Shadow of the San Gabriels". KCET. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
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