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Dundurn Press is one of the largest Canadian-owned book publishing companies of adult and children's fiction and non-fiction.[3] The company publishes Canadian literature, history, biography, politics and arts. Dundurn has about 2500 books in print, and averages around one hundred new titles each year.[4] Dundurn Press was established in 1972 by Kirk Howard.[5] In 2009, Dundurn forged a co-publishing partnership with the Ontario Genealogical Society, and in 2011, Dundurn purchased Napoleon & Company and Blue Butterfly Books.[6][7] In 2013, Dundurn acquired Thomas Allen Publishers, the publishing branch of Thomas Allen & Son Limited.[8] Thomas Allen & Son Limited is a Canadian book distributor, and remains Canada's oldest family-owned and operated distributor, having been in continuous operation for over 90 years.[9][10] Dundurn Press authors include Lincoln Alexander, Linda McQuaig, Ted Barris, Michael Coren, Xue Yiwei, and Austin Clarke.

In January 2019, Howard sold Dundurn Press to a consortium of Canadian technology investors. They hired Kwame Scott Fraser as Publisher, and Howard became Publisher Emeritus.[11] Acquiring editor Russell Smith launched a new imprint for literary fiction and memoir called Rare Machines.[12][13]

Kirk Howard died of Parkinson's Disease in June of 2023. [14]

In February 2024, Fraser changed roles within the firm, and Meghan Macdonald was named Publisher. [15]

References

  1. ^ "Distributor". Dundurn Press. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  2. ^ Dundurn. "Our History". Dundurn website. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Snapshot: Dundurn Press founder and publisher Kirk Howard". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. ^ Association of Canadian Publishers
  5. ^ Slopen, Beverley (20 January 1993). "Dundurn Press marks 20th birthday". The Toronto Star. pp. E16. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  6. ^ Spencer, Jason. "Dundurn establishes J. Patrick Boyer imprint". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Site Profile: Dundurn Press". Open Book Ontario. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  8. ^ Dundurn Press Buys Canadian Thomas Allen Publishers
  9. ^ Thomas Allen Publishers
  10. ^ "Quill & Quire, January 19, 2012".
  11. ^ Dundurn Sold to Group of Tech Entrepreneurs
  12. ^ "Rare Machines". Dundurn Press.
  13. ^ ""A Distinctive Voice" Editor Russell Smith on Dundurn Press's New Rare Machines Imprint". open-book.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  14. ^ "Dundurn Press founder Kirk Howard dies". Publisher's Weekly.
  15. ^ "Meghan Macdonald promoted to Publisher". Quill and Quire.

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