Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) is an

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independe ...

, multinational

publishing house Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

headquartered in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, and founded in 1987 by Jessica Kingsley.

History

Early on JKP published books pertaining to the

social sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...

and

behavioural sciences Behavioral sciences explore the cognitive processes within organisms and the behavioral interactions between organisms in the natural world. It involves the systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behavior through naturalisti ...

, with special attention to

art therapy Art therapy (not to be confused with ''arts therapy'', which includes other creative therapies such as drama therapy and music therapy) is a distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media. Art the ...

and autism spectrum disorders, respectively. In 2022, the company is described as a "leading publisher in the field of manual therapies and movement". In 2004, the company opened an American office in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...

. In 2017,

Hachette UK Hachette () is a French publisher. Founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif, the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette SA and Hachette Livre in France. After acquiring an Australian publisher, Hachette ...

acquired JKP, and folded the company into John Murray Press. In 2022, JKP acquired the Scottish publishing company Handspring, known for educational and reference book press.

Awards

In 2007, at the first year of the Independent Publishers Awards, JKP won the van Tulleken Publisher of the Year Award for "encapsulating the very best of independent publishing in the UK" and also the Taylor Wessing Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year award.Philip Jones, "Kingsley, Faber and Kogan win indie awards" ''The Bookseller'' Mar 5, 200

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Selected notable authors

Donna Williams Donna Leanne Williams, also known by her married name Donna Leanne Samuel (born Donna Keene; 12 October 1963 – 22 April 2017), was an Australian writer, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, and sculptor. In 1965, aged two, Williams was a ...

(''

Nobody Nowhere ''Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl'' is the award-nominated debut book by Australian Donna Williams. It was initially published in Britain in 1992, and was on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list for 15 wee ...

'', ''Somebody Somewhere'', ''

Like Colour to the Blind ''Like Colour To The Blind'' (1996) is the third in a series of four autobiographical works by internationally bestselling autistic author Donna Williams. Once published in the US using the American spelling 'color', it is now published worldwide ...

'', ''Everyday Heaven'') * Gunilla Gerland (''A Real Person: Life on the Outside'') *

Jacqui Jackson Jacqueline Carol Jackson is a British writer who consults, counsels, speaks and writes on most autism issues. Her doctoral thesis, entitled 'Nurturing the Engagement of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder through Digital Polysensory Exper ...

(''Multicoloured Mayhem'', ''Damned Hard Day'') *

Jennifer Cook O'Toole Jennifer Cook (formerly O'Toole) (born October 24, 1975) is an American author and speaker. She is known for her six ''Asperkids'' books, which have been translated into six languages and include the winner of the Autism Society of America's '' ...

(''Asperkids'' series, ''Sisterhood of the Spectrum'') *

Jennifer Elder Jennifer Elder (born 1968, San Francisco) is an American author and assistant editor for the Collins Library of McSweeney's publishing house. Early life and education She graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1990. Career The mothe ...

(''Different Like Me'', ''Autistic Planet'') *

Paul Newham Paul Newham (born 16 March 1962) is a retired British psychotherapist known for developing techniques used in psychology and psychotherapy to facilitate and examine two forms of human communication: the interpersonal communication through which p ...

(''Using Voice and.. in Therapy'' series, ''Therapeutic Voicework'') *

Rudy Simone Rudy Simone is an American author of books on Asperger's Syndrome. Interviews and appearances She has been interviewed by '' The New York Times'', '' TIME'' and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Rudy has lectured at autism and Asperger ...

(''

Aspergirls ''Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome'' is a non-fiction book written by American author Rudy Simone. It was published in 2010 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. The book is about women and girls who have Asperger syndrome and t ...

'') *

Simon Baron-Cohen Sir Simon Philip Baron-Cohen (born 15 August 1958) is a British clinical psychologist and professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge. He is the director of the university's Autism Research Centre and a Fellow of ...

(''An Exact Mind'') * Tony Attwood (''The Complete Guide to Asperger Syndrome'')

References

External links

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