Running Press is an American

publishing company Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...

and member of the

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, a division of the Hachette Book Group. The publisher's offices are located in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, with many of the corporate functions taking place in Hachette's

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headquarters. It was co-founded by Stuart "Buz" Teacher and his brother, Lawrence "Larry" Teacher, who died in March 2014. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers became an imprint of Running Press in 2017.

Select bibliography

* Running Press Miniature Editions, 2" by 3" hardcover books (many of them abridgements of bestsellers and often sold as impulse or gift purchases at checkout counters) * ''Sneaky Chef''

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series by Missy Chase Lapine * ''Images'' coloring book series, by Roger Burrows * '' Wisdom to Grow On'', Charles J. Acquisto (2006) * '' The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga'',

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(2006) * '' Cathy's Book'',

Sean Stewart Sean Stewart (born June 2, 1965) is an American-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. Biography Born in Lubbock, Texas, Sean Stewart moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1968. After stints in Houston, Texas, Vancouver, British Colum ...

and Jordan Weisman (2006) * '' The Way of the Wiseguy'', Joseph D. Pistone (2004) * ''The Real

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: The Renegades of Madison Avenue and the Golden Age of Advertising'', Andrew Cracknell * ''Michael Jackson's complete guide to Single Malt Scotch'',

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. * '' Skinny Bitch'', Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (2005) * ''Fabulicious!: Teresa's Italian Family Cookbook'', Teresa Giudice (2010) * ''Seventeen's Ultimate Style Guide'', Ann Shoket and the Editors of '' Seventeen'' (2011) * '' Dumbemployed'', Phil Edwards and Matt Kraft (2011) * ''Seven Wonders'', Ben Mezrich (2014) In 2012,

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contracted to create a publishing imprint with Running Press, including books by

Denis Leary Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Born in Massachusetts, he first came to prominence as a stand-up comedian, especially through appearances on MTV (including the comedic song " Asshole") and th ...

and Tosh.0. The Art of War Running Press

References

External links

Official website
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Running Press records
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University of Pennsylvania Libraries
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