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| Parent company | Hachette Book Group |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Peter Workman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | 225 Varick Street New York City, New York |
| Distribution |
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| Publication types | Books, calendars |
| Imprints | Artisan, Algonquin, Algonquin Young Readers, Storey, Timber |
| Official website | workman |
Workman Publishing Company, Inc., is an American publisher of trade books founded by Peter Workman. The company consists of imprints Workman, Workman Children's, Workman Calendars, Artisan, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill and Algonquin Young Readers, Storey Publishing, and Timber Press.[2]
From the beginning Workman focused on publishing adult and children's non-fiction, and its titles and brands rank among the best-known in their fields, including: the What to Expect pregnancy and childcare guide; the educational series, Brain Quest and The Big Fat Notebooks; travel books like 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and Atlas Obscura; humor including The Complete Preppy Handbook and Bad Cat; award-winning cookbooks: The Noma Guide to Fermentation, The French Laundry Cookbook, Sheet Pan Suppers, The Silver Palate Cookbook, The Barbecue Bible; and novels including How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, Water for Elephants and the Young Adult Newberry Medalist, The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Workman also publishes calendars, including The Original Page-a-Day Calendars.[3][4]
After over 50 years as an independent, family-owned company, Workman Publishing Company, Inc., joined The Hachette Book Group in 2021.[5] Its primary offices are in New York City.
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- ^ Vitello, Paul (2013-04-09). "Peter Workman, Book Publisher With an Eye for Hits, Dies at 74". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ Milliot |, Jim. "Hachette Book Group Will Acquire Workman Publishing for $240 Million". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
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