Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books,

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, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher

La Martinière Groupe La Martinière Groupe is a French publishing house. It was formed in 1994. Subsidiaries include France's Éditions du Seuil and the United States' Abrams Books. In 2018, La Martinière was acquired by Média-Participations. See also * Books in ...

. Run by President and CEO Michael Jacobs, Abrams publishes and distributes approximately 250 titles annually and has more than 3,000 titles in print. Abrams also distributes publications for the

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, Vendome Press (in North America), Booth Clibborn Editions,

SelfMadeHero SelfMadeHero is an independent publishing house which specialises in adapting works of literature, as well as producing ground-breaking original fiction in the graphic novel medium. SelfMadeHero's books are distributed in the U.S. by Abrams Boo ...

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Children's Books, and 5 Continents.

History

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.Harry N. Abrams interview
1972 March 14,

Archives of American Art The Archives of American Art is the largest collection of primary resources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States. More than 20 million items of original material are housed in the Archives' research centers in Washing ...

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...

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'', March 11, 1997

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acquired the company in 1966 and Harry Abrams retired in 1977. For many years, the company was under the direction of

Paul Gottlieb (publisher) William Paul Gottlieb (January 28, 1917 – April 23, 2006) was an American photographer and newspaper columnist who is best known for his classic photographs of the leading performers of the Golden Age of American jazz in the 1930s and 1940s. G ...

until January 2001, eighteen months before his death. Abrams was acquired by

in 1997. La Martinière was acquired by

Média-Participations Média-Participations is a French media concern, controlled by a Belgian holding concern, specialized in Franco-Belgian comics. It has some forty publishers in its portfolio, including Dupuis, Dargaud, Le Lombard, Fleurus, La Martinière, and A ...

in 2018. In 2018, Abrams acquired

The Overlook Press The Overlook Press is an American publishing house based in New York, New York, that considers itself "a home for distinguished books that had been 'overlooked' by larger houses". History and operations It was formed in 1971 by Peter Mayer, wh ...

. In 2020, Abrams acquired Cameron + Company.

Imprints

Abrams Books

Abrams publishes illustrated books on the subjects of art, photography, performing arts, fashion,

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, and nature and science. Titles published by Abrams include ''

The Art of Walt Disney ''The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms'' (also known as ''The Art of Walt Disney'') is a book by Christopher Finch, chronicling the artistic achievements and history of Walt Disney and The Walt Disney Company. The orig ...

'', ''

Earth from Above Earth from Above is a United Nations-supported ecological project conceived and led by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The project includes a photo essay-style collection of aerial photography produced by Arthus-Bertrand, in which the photographer captur ...

'', '' Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury'', ''

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'', '' Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool'', ''

The Wes Anderson Collection Matt Zoller Seitz (born December 26, 1968) is an American film and television critic, author and film-maker. Career Matt Zoller Seitz is editor-at-large at RogerEbert.com, and the television critic for ''New York'' magazine and Vulture.com, as w ...

'', ''The Selby Is in Your Place'', ''

Abrams Discoveries Abrams may refer to: * Abrams (surname), a list of notable people with the surname * '' Abrams v. United States'', 250 U.S. 616 (1919), U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding free speech during times of war * M1 Abrams, main battle tank * Abrams, W ...

'', and ''Vanity Fair 100 Years'' (about the two U.S. magazines: 1913-1936 and from 1983 onward).

Abrams Appleseed

Founded in 2012, Abrams Appleseed publishes board books, novelty books, and picture books for children up to age 5. The imprint's list of titles includes ''

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'', ''Hippopposites'', ''Pantone: Color'', ''In My Heart'', and the ''Mini Myths'' series.

Abrams Books for Young Readers

Abrams Books for Young Readers publishes picture books and illustrated nonfiction for preschool through middle-grade readers. The imprint's list of titles includes ''Library Mouse'', ''Rosie Revere, Engineer'', ''I Am Yoga'', ''Animalia'', '' Babar's Museum of Art'', ''Separate Is Never Equal'', ''Maritcha'', and ''365 Penguins''.

Abrams ComicArts

Abrams ComicArts was founded in 2009 under the editorial direction of Charles Kochman and publishes

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and illustrated books about the creators and the

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art, animation, and cartoons. Its titles include ''Mom's Cancer'', ''Kirby: King of Comics'', ''My Friend Dahmer'', ''

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Futurama Crossover Crisis'', ''R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country'', and ''The Art of

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''. In the 2010s, it also began publishing volumes compiling reproduction of vintage

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series for franchises such as ''

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''.

Abrams Image

Abrams Image was launched in 2006 and publishes illustrated and non-illustrated books on music, humor, fashion, and popular culture. The imprint's titles include ''Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar'', '' Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style'','' Understand Rap'', ''CBGB & OMFUG'', ''The

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Bible'', ''Paris Street Style'', ''Sh*tty Mom'', and ''Cupcakes and Cashmere''.

Abrams Noterie

Abrams Noterie is a gift and stationery imprint that collaborates with authors, artists, and brands to make paper goods. Recent publications include ''Paris Street Style'', '' The Kings County Distillery: Whiskey Notes'', ''Hyperbole and a Half'', ''Daily Dishonesty'', and ''The Forest Feast'' gift and stationery collections.

Abrams Press

Abrams Press publishes narrative non-fiction works relating to arts and culture, food, style, design, history, current events, science, technology, memoir, and biography. Titles include '' Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America'', ''Unprotected'' by

Billy Porter William Ellis Porter II (born September 21, 1969) is an American actor and singer. Porter gained notice performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. Porter won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical fo ...

, ''Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly'' by

Jim DeRogatis James Peter DeRogatis (born September 2, 1964) is an American music critic and co-host of ''Sound Opinions''. DeRogatis has written articles for magazines such as ''Rolling Stone'', '' Spin'', ''Guitar World'' and ''Modern Drummer'', and for 15 ...

, ''The Sopranos Sessions'' by

Matt Zoller Seitz Matt Zoller Seitz (born December 26, 1968) is an American film and television critic, author and film-maker. Career Matt Zoller Seitz is editor-at-large at RogerEbert.com, and the television critic for '' New York'' magazine and Vulture.com, as ...

and

Alan Sepinwall Alan Sepinwall (born October 19, 1973) is an American television reviewer and writer. He spent 14 years as a columnist with '' The Star-Ledger'' in Newark until leaving the newspaper in 2010 to work for the entertainment news website HitFix. He ...

Amulet Books

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, including

Jeff Kinney Jeffrey Patrick Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American author and cartoonist, best known for the children's book series '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. He also created the child-oriented website '' Poptropica''. Early life Jeff Kinney was bo ...

's ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series,Resorting to humor, and petty larceny
''The Boston Globe'', 20 May 2007 '' Heart of a Samurai'', Cece Bell's '' El Deafo'', Tom Angleberger's '' Origami Yoda'' series, and Michael Buckley's ''Sisters Grimm'' and ''NERDS'' series.

Amulet Paperbacks

Amulet Paperbacks publishes original titles as well as reprints. Books published by Amulet Paperbacks include

Lauren Myracle Lauren Myracle (born May 15, 1969) is an American writer of young adult fiction. She has written many novels, including the three best-selling "IM" books, ''ttyl'', ''ttfn'' and ''l8r, g8r''. Her book ''Thirteen Plus One'' was released May 4, 201 ...

's ''Internet Girls'' series, A. G. Howard's ''Splintered series'',

Jesse Andrews Jesse Andrews (born September 15, 1982) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay for ''Luca'' and wrote both the novel and the feature-film adaptation of ''Me and Earl and the Dying Girl''. Personal life Andrews w ...

's '' Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'', and Jonathan Auxier's ''The Night Gardener''.

Defunct imprints

Stewart, Tabori & Chang

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.

References

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