Sasquatch Books LLC is an American book
publishing company based in
Seattle
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, Washington. It was founded in 1986 by David Brewster of the ''
Seattle Weekly'' and primarily publishes nonfiction books about the western
United States
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and
Canada
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and cover topics such as
nature
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,
travel
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,
gardening,
entertainment
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,
sports
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, food and wine. By 2003, it was publishing approximately 30 books per year and employed 18 people. In 2020, it launched a new imprint for young adult nonfiction called Spruce Books.
Sasquatch Books was acquired by
Penguin Random House
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in 2017 and later sold to
Blue Star Press, an independent book publisher also based in the Pacific Northwest, in June 2024. The Blue Star Press deal returned Sasquatch Books to being an independent publisher, although its titles will continue to be distributed to retailers through the support of Penguin Random House Publisher Services.
Titles
*''
Book Lust'' by
Nancy Pearl (2003)
*Gardener's Yoga: 40 Yoga Poses to Help Your Garden Flow by Veronica D'Orazio (2015)
*''Full-Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest'' by
Sandi Doughton
*''Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories'' by
Tarah Wheeler (2016)
See also
*
List of publishers
References
External links
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Book publishing companies based in Seattle
Publishing companies established in 1986
1986 establishments in Washington (state)
American companies established in 1986