Elephant Rock Books is an

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publishing company based in Connecticut. As of 2013, it is the largest independent publisher in

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. The press was initially founded by Jotham Burrello in

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in 2010.Clare Kirch
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'', February 5, 2015. Burrello decided to start the press while talking with his former teacher, Patricia Ann McNair, about her work; her book, ''The Temple of the Air'', became Elephant Rock's first publication and went on to win positive reviews and several awards. Elephant Rock also published ''Briefly Knocked Unconscious By A Low-Flying Duck'', an

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anthology of the 2nd Story Collective that has won multiple literary prizes. In 2014 the press moved into the

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market with Jessie Ann Foley's novel ''The Carnival at Bray'', which was named a Printz Honor Book. The publisher is backed by a multimedia company, Elephant Rock Productions, which handles accounting and banking.Scenes: Elephant Rock Books: An interview with Jotham Burrello
by Jotham Burrello in

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Volume 35, Number 6, September/October 2014 p. 28, doi:10.1353/abr.2014.0118

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