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| Parent company | Média-Participations |
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| Founded | November 3, 1949; 76 years ago (1949-11-03) |
| Founder | Harry N. Abrams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Distribution | Hachette Client Services[1] |
| Key people | Mary McAveney (President; CEO) |
| Publication types | Books,stationery |
| Nonfiction topics | Art,photography,cooking,craft,comics,interior design,garden design,entertainment,fashion,popular culture |
| Imprints | Abrams Books, Abrams Appleseed, Abrams Books for Young Readers, Abrams ComicArts, Abrams Image, Abrams Noterie, Abrams Press, Amulet Books, Amulet Paperbacks,The Overlook Press |
| Official website | www |
Abrams, formerlyHarry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art andillustrated books,children's books, and stationery.
The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisherMédia-Participations. Run by president and CEO Mary McAveney, Abrams publishes and distributes approximately 250 titles annually and has more than 3,000 titles in print.
Abrams also distributes publications for theVictoria and Albert Museum,Tate, Vendome Press (in North America), Booth Clibborn Editions,SelfMadeHero,MoMA Children's Books, and 5 Continents.[2]
Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949, Abrams was the first company in the United States to specialize in the creation and distribution of art books.[3][4]Times Mirror Company acquired the company in 1966 and Harry Abrams retired in 1977. For many years, the company was under the direction ofPaul Gottlieb (publisher) until January 2001, eighteen months before his death.[5] Abrams was acquired byLa Martinière Groupe in 1997.[4] La Martinière was acquired byMédia-Participations in 2018.[6][7]
In 2018, Abrams acquiredThe Overlook Press.[8] In 2020, Abrams acquired Cameron + Company.[9] Abrams acquiredTaunton Press from Active Interest Media in May 2024.[10]
Abrams publishes illustrated books on the subjects of art, photography, performing arts, fashion,interior design, and nature and science. Titles published by Abrams includeThe Art of Walt Disney,[11]Earth from Above,I'm a Born Liar: A Fellini Lexicon,Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury,The Diary of Frida Kahlo,Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool,The Wes Anderson Collection,The Selby Is in Your Place,Abrams Discoveries, andVanity Fair 100 Years (about the two U.S. magazines:1913-1936 andfrom 1983 onward).[12]
Founded in 2012,Abrams Appleseed publishes board books, novelty books, and picture books for children up to age 5.[13] The imprint's list of titles includesAlphablocks,Hippopposites,Pantone: Color,In My Heart, and theMini Myths series.
Abrams Books for Young Readers publishes picture books and illustrated nonfiction for preschool through middle-grade readers. The imprint's list of titles includesLibrary Mouse,Rosie Revere, Engineer,I Am Yoga,Animalia,Babar's Museum of Art,Separate Is Never Equal,Maritcha, and365 Penguins.[14]
Abrams ComicArts was founded in 2009 under the editorial direction of Charles Kochman[15] and publishesgraphic novels and illustrated books about the creators and thehistory of comics art, animation, and cartoons. Its titles includeMom's Cancer,Kirby: King of Comics,My Friend Dahmer,The SimpsonsFuturama Crossover Crisis,R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country, andThe Art ofRube Goldberg. In the 2010s, it also began publishing volumes compiling reproduction of vintagetrading card series for franchises such asStar Trek. In 2024, the imprint became a full division of the company and also began licensingmanga and other international comic books.[16]
Kana is a manga imprint launched in 2024. It shares its name and logo with theFrench imprint belonging to neighbor companyDargaud.[17]
Abrams Image was launched in 2006 and publishes illustrated and non-illustrated books on music, humor, fashion, and popular culture. The imprint's titles includePlato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar,Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style, Understand Rap,CBGB & OMFUG,TheSteampunk Bible,Paris Street Style,Sh*tty Mom, andCupcakes and Cashmere.[18]
Abrams Noterie is a gift and stationery imprint that collaborates with authors, artists, and brands to make paper goods. Recent publications includeParis Street Style,The Kings County Distillery: Whiskey Notes,Hyperbole and a Half,Daily Dishonesty, andThe Forest Feast gift and stationery collections.[19]
Abrams Press publishes narrative non-fiction works relating to arts and culture, food, style, design, history, current events, science, technology, memoir, and biography. Titles includeGrocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America,[20]Unprotected byBilly Porter,Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly byJim DeRogatis,The Sopranos Sessions byMatt Zoller Seitz andAlan Sepinwall.
Amulet Books publishes novels, graphic novels, and nonfiction for young adults and middle-grade readers. The imprint has published many bestselling and award-winning books, includingJeff Kinney'sDiary of a Wimpy Kid series,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27]Heart of a Samurai,Cece Bell'sEl Deafo,Tom Angleberger'sOrigami Yoda series, andMichael Buckley'sSisters Grimm andNERDS series.
Amulet Paperbacks publishes original titles as well as reprints. Books published by Amulet Paperbacks includeLauren Myracle'sInternet Girls series, A. G. Howard'sSplintered series,Jesse Andrews'sMe and Earl and the Dying Girl, andJonathan Auxier'sThe Night Gardener.
Stewart, Tabori & Chang (ST&C), a publisher of cookbooks and craft titles, was purchased by Abrams in the late 1990s. In what CEO Michael Jacobs described in 2016 as a "unification strategy", all reprinted ST&C titles will appear under Abrams' other existing imprints. In addition, a new corporate logo was rolled out simultaneously.[12]
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