Library of America

Parent company	Literary Classics of the United States, Inc. (d.b.a.)
Status	Active
Founded	1979
Founders	Edmund Wilson (idea); Jason Epstein; Daniel Aaron; Richard Poirier; G. Thomas Tanselle;
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	New York City
Distribution	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Key people	Daniel Aaron; Cheryl Hurley; Max Rudin; Hanna M. Bercovitch; Geoffrey O'Brien;
Publication types	Books
Nonfiction topics	American documents, memoirs, criticism, and journalism
Fiction genres	Classic American literature
Revenue	$8.78 million (2022)
No. of employees	22 (staff, 2023)
Official website	www.loa.org

The Library of America^[4] (LOA) is a nonprofit publisher of classic American literature. Founded in 1979 with seed money from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ford Foundation, the LOA has published more than 300 volumes by authors ranging from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Saul Bellow, Frederick Douglass to Ursula K. Le Guin, including selected writing of several U.S. presidents. Anthologies and works containing historical documents, criticism, and journalism are also published. Library of America volumes seek to print authoritative versions of works; include extensive notes, chronologies, and other back matter; and are known for their distinctive physical appearance and characteristics.

^ "Our Clients". Penguin Random House Publisher Services. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ "2021–2022 Annual Report" (PDF). Library of America. February 2023. p. 8. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ "Board and Staff". Library of America. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ Previously the official name was The Library of America, but during 2015 there was a minor rebranding in which the beginning "The" was dropped. See archived versions of the website.

[1] "Our Clients". Penguin Random House Publisher Services. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

[2] "2021–2022 Annual Report" (PDF). Library of America. February 2023. p. 8. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

[3] "Board and Staff". Library of America. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

[4] Previously the official name was The Library of America, but during 2015 there was a minor rebranding in which the beginning "The" was dropped. See archived versions of the website.

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