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Founded by Richard Grossinger in 1974.1
Private company
North Atlantic Books
Non-profit, independent publisher based in Berkeley, California
North Atlantic Books is a non-profit, independent publisher based in Berkeley, California, United States. Distributed by Penguin Random House Publisher Services, Founded by authors Richard Grossinger and Lindy Hough in Vermont, North Atlantic Books was named partly for the North Atlantic region where it began in 1974, as well as Alan Van Newkirk's Geographic Foundation of the North Atlantic, an early (1970) ecological center founded in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, by radicals from Detroit.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1974Founded1
- Industrypublishing1
- HeadquartersBerkeley1
- Websitewww.northatlanticbooks.com
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North Atlantic Books is a non-profit, independent publisher based in Berkeley, California, United States. Distributed by Penguin Random House Publisher Services, Founded by authors Richard Grossinger and Lindy Hough in Vermont, North Atlantic Books was named partly for the North Atlantic region where it began in 1974, as well as Alan Van Newkirk's Geographic Foundation of the North Atlantic, an early (1970) ecological center founded in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, by radicals from Detroit.2
Leadership
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- FounderRichard Grossinger1
Timeline
- 1974Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.northatlanticbooks.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/natlanticbooks1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/NorthAtlanticBooks1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/natlanticbooks1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/north-atlantic-books1
- WikipediaNorth Atlantic Books
- WikidataQ7053987
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- 1WikidataNorth Atlantic Books on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaNorth Atlantic Books on Wikipedia