Publisher Profile / Andrews McMeel Publishing
Facts
Mission and genres: “It is our mission at Andrews McMeel Universal to actively pursue and acquire the best creative talent, and to foster, distribute and market this talent with the intent of informing or entertaining people around the world.”
President: Kristy Melville
Founded: “In 1970, Andrews McMeel Universal was founded as Universal Press Syndicate by Jim Andrews and John McMeel.” The original company was located in a rented house in Kansas.
Books Per Year: They publish over 300 books a year from a variety of over 125 creators/writers.
Reviews
The Help Yourself Cookbook for Kids: 60+ Easy Plant-Based Recipes Kids Can Make to Stay Healthy and Save the World by Ruby Roth
The Weed Whisperer: A Doonesbury Book by G. B. Trudeau
Preserving the Japanese Way: Traditions of Salting, Fermenting, and Pickling for the Modern Kitchen by Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Tupelo Honey Cafe: New Southern Flavors from the Blue Ridge Mountains by Elizabeth Sims and Chef Brian Sonoskus
Choosing Sides: From Holidays to Every Day, 130 Delicious Recipes to Make the Meal by Tara Maaraza Desmond
Japanese Farm Food by Nancy Singleton Hachisu, Photographed by Kenji Miura
Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Estabrook
Recipes and Dreams from an Italian Life by Tessa Kiros
The Barcelona Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Wine, and Life by Andy Pforzheimer and Sasa Mahr-Batuz
Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart by Pauline Nguyen
Cooking the Cowboy Way: Recipes Inspired by Campfires, Chuck Wagons, and Ranch Kitchens by Grady Spears
Diana: The Portrait by Rosalind Coward
The Berghoff Family Cookbook: From Our Table to Yours, Celebrating a Century of Entertaining by Carlyn Berghoff and Jan Berghoff, Contributor: Nancy Ross Ryan
Deadlines Past: Forty Years of Presidential Campaigning: A Reporter’s Story by Walter Mears
When You’re Hot, You’re Hot: How I Laughed My Way Through Menopause by Jan King, Edited by Kelly Gilbert
Simplify Your Christmas: 100 Ways to Reduce the Stress and Recapture the Joy of the Holidays by Elaine St. James
Awards
Japanese Farm Food by Nancy Singleton Hachisu, Photographed by Kenji Miura. Foreword Reviews’ 2012 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Winner, Silver: Cooking (Adult Nonfiction)
Foreword Mentions
The 7 Best Graphic Novels of Spring 2016
Summer 2016: On Your Doorstep Now
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