Carroll & Graf Publishers
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| Status | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 (1982) |
| Founder | Kent Carroll Herman Graf |
| Successor | Perseus Books Group |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City, New York |
Carroll & Graf Publishers was an American publishing company, based in New York City, New York, known for publishing a wide range of fiction and non-fiction by both new and established authors, as well as issuing reprints of previously hard-to-find works.[1][2]
Contents
1 History
2 Authors and editors
3 References
4 External links
History
Publisher Kent Carroll, the editorial director of Grove Press from 1975 to 1981, co-founded Carroll & Graf in 1982 with Herman Graf, who was Executive Vice President of Grove Press. Headquartered on West 17th Street in New York City, it offered a variety of fiction and non-fiction, including history, biography, current affairs, mysteries (including British imports) and science fiction.[3]
By 1995 Carroll & Graf was releasing 125 titles of fiction and non-fiction annually, by authors ranging from Anthony Burgess, Beryl Bainbridge, and Penelope Fitzgerald to Philip K. Dick and Eric Ambler. A non-fiction best-seller, Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy, was transformed by Oliver Stone into the movie JFK.[4]
Carroll & Graf was purchased by the Avalon Publishing Group in 1998, and in 2003 Will Balliett became its publisher.[5] Avalon was purchased by the Perseus Books Group in January 2007.[6] Avalon closed down Carroll & Graf immediately.[7]
Authors and editors
Notable authors included:[8]
- Brian Aldiss
- Eric Ambler
- Diana Athill
- J.G. Ballard
- Sybille Bedford
- David Benioff
- George Bernanos
- Lesley Blanch
- Anthony Burgess
- Apsley Cherry-Garrard
- Lady Diana Cooper
- Philip K. Dick
- J. G. Farrell
- Penelope Fitzgerald
- George MacDonald Fraser
- Mavis Gallant
- Jane Gardam
- Knut Hamsun
- Dorothy B. Hughes
- Henry James
- Thomas Ligotti
- Norman Mailer
- Jim Marrs
- Joseph McElroy
- Henry Miller
- John O'Hara
- James Sallis
- Michael Shaara
- Gilbert Sorrentino
- Peter Taylor
- D.M. Thomas
- Auberon Waugh
Carroll & Graf editor-in-chief Philip Turner departed in 2006 and was replaced by Bill Strachan, who began a career in the business 35 years earlier as an Anchor Books editorial secretary, rising through the ranks at Viking Press, Houghton Mifflin and Henry Holt to Columbia University Press.
References
^ Rich, Motoko (2009-02-25). "Europa Editions Finds Success Translating Literary Novels". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-18..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Bernhard, Brendan (2005-12-01). "Tough Guys, Effete Snobs and Mad Women". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
^ Carroll & Graf.
^ "Carroll & Graf (1982-2001)". Kent Carroll. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
^ Farmanfarmaian, Roxane (December 7, 1998). "Avalon to Acquire Carroll & Graf". Publishers Weekly. 245 (49): 11.
^ "Perseus to Buy Avalon". Publishers Weekly. November 1, 2007.
^ "Shelf Awareness for Friday, May 11, 2007". Retrieved 2018-01-20.
^ "Kent Carroll". Kent Carroll. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
External links
- Books published by Carroll & Graf
