Private company
Curbstone Press
Logo: taken from the spine of a book in the imprint, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
American publishing house
Curbstone Press was an American publishing company founded in 1975 in Willimantic, Connecticut by Judith Doyle and Alexander “Sandy” Taylor that specialized in fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, and poetry that promote human rights, social justice, and intercultural understanding. Curbstone Press's backlist of 160 books was acquired by Northwestern University Press in 2010, where it continues as the Curbstone Books imprint.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Curbstone Press was an American publishing company founded in 1975 in Willimantic, Connecticut by Judith Doyle and Alexander “Sandy” Taylor that specialized in fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, and poetry that promote human rights, social justice, and intercultural understanding. Curbstone Press's backlist of 160 books was acquired by Northwestern University Press in 2010, where it continues as the Curbstone Books imprint.2
Links
- Websitenupress.northwestern.edu/content/curbstone-books1
- WikipediaCurbstone Press
- WikidataQ104841616
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- 1WikidataCurbstone Press on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCurbstone Press on Wikipedia
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