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| Parent company | Andrews McMeel Universal |
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| Founded | 1975; 51 years ago (1975) |
| Founder | Jim Andrews and John McMeel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Distribution | Simon & Schuster[1] |
| Key people | John P. McMeel (chairman) Hugh T. Andrews (owner) Kirsty E. Melville (CEO, president and publisher, book division) |
| Publication types | Books, calendars |
| Imprints | Accord |
| Official website | publishing |
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (formerlyAndrews, McMeel and Parker (1975–1986) andAndrews and McMeel (1986–1997) is an American company that publishes books, calendars, and related toys. It is a part ofAndrews McMeel Universal, which comprises AMP,Andrews McMeel Syndication, and AMUSE. The name Parker was creative director George Parker; the company dropped "Parker" after his departure.
Andrews McMeel is the general publisher of books ofcomic strips produced by Andrews McMeel Syndication includingPeanuts,The Far Side,Calvin and Hobbes andFoxTrot, but the company also produces book collections for some comic strips which are owned by other syndicates.
The publishing country was founded in 1970 by Jim Andrews and John McMeel,[2] and entered the book business with the 1973 acquisition ofSheed and Ward. The publishing arm began in 1975 as Andrews McMeel Publishing.[3] The Sheed and Ward name and backlist were divested.[4] As of 2024, Kirsty Melville is the CEO.[5]
In 2025, Andrews McMeel Publishing acquiredQuirk Books.[6] As a result, Quirk Books Union's dissolved; in an October 2025 post on Instagram, the Union wrote, "the positions of all the remaining union members have been eliminated."[7] Andrews McMeel laid off 12 of their own employees the following day[8]. They also hired a new publisher, Tim Paulson.[9]
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