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Chronicle Books is a San Francisco-based American publisher of books for adults and children. The company was established in 1967 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publisher of the ''
San Francisco Chronicle The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. The pa ...
''. In 1999 it was bought by Nion McEvoy, great-grandson of
M. H. de Young Michael Henry de Young (September 30, 1849 – February 15, 1925) was an American journalist and businessman. Early life De Young was born in St. Louis, Missouri. The family was Jewish. Michael in later years claimed that his father was a Balt ...
, founder of the ''Chronicle'', from other family members who were selling off the company's assets. At the time Chronicle Books had a staff of 130 and published 300 books per year, with a catalog of more than 1,000 books. In 2000 McEvoy set up the McEvoy Group as a
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. In 2008, Chronicle acquired Handprint Books.


Publications

Chronicle Books publishes books in subjects such as architecture, art, culture, interior design, cooking, children's books, gardening, pop culture, fiction, food, travel, and photography. It has published a number of ''New York Times'' Best Sellers; the ''
Griffin and Sabine ''Griffin and Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence'' is an epistolary novel by Nick Bantock, published in 1991 by Chronicle Books in the United States and Raincoast Books in Canada. It is the first novel in '' The Griffin and Sabine Trilogy'' ...
'' series by
Nick Bantock Nick Bantock (born 14 July 1949) is a British artist and author based in Saltspring Island, British Columbia, known for his series, '' The Griffin and Sabine Trilogy''. His books are published by Raincoast Books in Canada and Chronicle Books i ...
, '' Me Without You'' by
Lisa Swerling Lisa Swerling (born 1972) is a South African/British artist and a New York Times Bestselling author. She is best known for her Glass Cathedrals dioramas. She is also known as co-creator of the illustrated characters Happiness Is, Harold's Planet ...
and
Ralph Lazar Ralph Lazar (born 1967) is an artist, illustrator and a New York Times Bestselling author. Life Ralph Lazar was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1967, and has degrees in law & economics from the University of Cape Town and The London Scho ...
, ''Duck! Rabbit!'' by
Amy Krouse Rosenthal Amy Krouse Rosenthal (April 29, 1965 – March 13, 2017) was an American author of both adult and children's books, a short film maker, and radio show host. She is best known for her memoir ''Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life'', her children's pic ...
and '' Olive, the Other Reindeer'' by Vivian Walsh. Other best sellers have included ''
The Beatles Anthology ''The Beatles Anthology'' is a multimedia retrospective project consisting of a television documentary, a three-volume set of double albums, and a book describing the history of the Beatles. Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison ...
'', '' What's Your Poo Telling You?'', ''Mom and Dad are Palindromes'' by Mark Shulman, the ''
Worst-Case Scenario series ''Worst-Case Scenario'' is the name of a series of merchandise based on a 1999 book written by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht and published by Chronicle Books. The series first entry, ''The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook'', sold over 10& ...
'' by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht, the children's series '' Ivy and Bean'' by Annie Barrows, '' All My Friends Are Dead'', and ''Papa, Do You Love Me'' and Golden Kite Award winner ''Mama, Do You Love Me'' by
Barbara M. Joosse Barbara M. Joosse (born February 18, 1949) is an American children's writer. She has been writing for children for over thirty years. She has published thirty-eight books for children, both picture books and chapter books. Through her writing, s ...
. In March 2006 the company published '' Between the Bridge and the River'', a novel by
Craig Ferguson Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-born American comedian, actor, writer, and television host. He is best known for hosting the CBS late-night talk show '' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' (2005–2014), for which he won ...
. Chronicle Books has published at least 25 books in '' The Art of...'' series that showcase the evolution of artwork and stories of animated films, including many by
Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene fr ...
, Pixar, DreamWorks and Blue Sky Studios. The company also sells
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service and gift accessories (such as desktop calendars), and operates three retail stores in San Francisco – including one in the base of their corporate headquarters near AT&T Park. In the late 2010s, they published two
Jenny Parks Jey Parks is an American comics artist, fan artist and scientific illustrator. Parks is most known for their fan art pieces ''Doctor Mew'' (''Doctor Who''s the Doctor as cats) and ''The Catvengers'' ( the Avengers also as cats) and their books '' ...
books ''Star Trek Cats'' (2017) and ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Cats'' (2018).


McEvoy Group

In addition to Chronicle Books, McEvoy Group also owns: *
Princeton Architectural Press Princeton Architectural Press is a small press publisher, specializing in books on architecture, design, photography, landscape, and visual culture, with over 1,000 titles on its backlist. In 2013, it added a line of stationery products, includin ...
* Galison/Mudpuppy, acquired in 2012 **Galison, a stationery and gifts publisher **Mudpuppy, a publisher of puzzles, games, and toys * I See Me!, a publisher of
personalized book A personalized book is a book that is created specifically for someone, containing personalized text, customized illustrations, or variables, based on the characteristics of that person. Although most personalized book companies provide hard copy p ...
s acquired in 2014 In 2006 the McEvoy Group purchased ''
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'' magazine in connection with the owners of San Francisco's '' 7x7'' magazine and California Home+Design. McEvoy sold off the magazines by 2014.


See also

* :Chronicle Books books


References


External links


Chronicle Books website
* Publishing companies established in 1967 Companies based in San Francisco Visual arts publishing companies Book publishing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area 1967 establishments in California {{publish-company-stub