Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. is a Canadian book publishing firm.
| Founded | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jim Douglas and Scott McIntyre |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Headquarters location | Vancouver |
| Distribution | University of Toronto Press (Canada) Publishers Group West (US)[1] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Douglas & McIntyre |
| Official website | www |
Douglas & McIntyre was founded by James Douglas and Scott McIntyre in 1971 as an independent publishing company based in Vancouver.[2] Reorganized with new owners in 2008 as D&M Publishers Inc., it bought New Society Publishers. In October 2012 the company filed a Notice of Intention (NOI) under the Canadian bankruptcy act.[3] D&M Publishers sold off its imprints while under NOI protection; New Society returned to its previous owners, the imprint Greystone Books was sold to a group headed by Heritage House Publishing and set up as a stand-alone company called Greystone Books Ltd. while the original Douglas & McIntyre list was sold to the owners of Harbour Publishing who placed it under a new independent company, Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.[4][5][6]
It is the publisher of Douglas Coupland, poet Robert Bringhurst, anthropologist Wade Davis, chef Rob Feenie, artists Bill Reid and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas;[7] and the journalist Susan Delacourt. Its full titles list stands at over 1000, with over 500 active titles.[8][9][10]
References
Further reading
- A publisher who isn't waiting for a miracle[dead link] BC Business 1991 profile of Douglas & McIntyre co-founder Scott McIntyre
External links
- Official website
- Records of Douglas & McIntyre are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books