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. In January 2021, the company was acquired by

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Overview

Prospect Park Books was founded by Colleen Dunn Bates in 2006 with a focus on regional titles, including ''Hometown Pasadena'' and ''EAT: Los Angeles.'' both of which led to online magazines, Eat-LA.com and Hometown-Pasadena.com. In 2012, Prospect Park Books sold Hometown-Pasadena.com and greatly expanded its book line.

Notable publications

Prospect Park Books' notable books include: ''Little Flower Baking'' by Christine Moore, the SCIBA Best Nonfiction title of 2016; ''Little Flower: Recipes from the Cafe'', which was chosen as one of the best cookbooks of 2012 by Food52.com; ''After Abel & Other Stories'' by Michal Lemberger, a Sophie Brody Medal finalist and Jewish Book Council honoree; ''Sayonara Slam, Strawberry Yellow'' and ''Blood Hina'' by

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, the fourth, fifth and sixth installments in the Mas Arai mystery series; ''Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness'' by journalist and Mark Twain scholar Mark Dawidziak'';'' and ''Helen of Pasadena'', a novel by Lian Dolan (one of the

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bestseller list.

References

External links

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