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Chicago Review Press

Facts

Mission: Chicago Review Press is a “cutting-edge independent publisher” that gives “voice to new ideas that reach beyond the trends.”

Publisher: Cynthia Sherry

Year Founded: 1973

Titles Published Annually: 60

Imprints: Lawrence Hill Books, Ball Publishing, Zephyr Press, and Academy Chicago

An Interview with Publisher Cynthia Sherry

Cynthia Sherry
They’re an American indie, Chicago born, and well-established after forty-plus years. But while an extensive, diverse list may make Chicago Review Press more stable in these unpredictable times, stability does not mean a loss of a certain indie spirit we like to celebrate at Foreword Reviews. Publisher Cynthia Sherry has been with the company since 1989, so I decided to ask her how CRP keeps its edge, and what keeps her awake at night.

Chicago Review Press is an indie, but a long-established one that covers many genres. What makes a Chicago Review Press book, and how do you retain an indie spirit?

A title that fits on the Chicago Review Press list is smart and a little quirky. No matter the genre, we look for books written for passionate audiences that have something new to say or uncover some important person or event in history that is not as well known as it should be.

Read the interview with Cynthia Sherry


Reviews

One Man’s War by P. M. Kippert

Immunity: How Elie Metchnikoff Changed the Course of Modern Medicine by Luba Vikhanski

Nellie Bly and Investigative Journalism for Kids: Mighty Muckrakers from the Golden Age to Today by Ellen Mahoney

America 1844: Religious Ferver, Westward Expansion, and the Presidential Election That Transformed the Nation by John Bicknell

Ticked: A Medical Miracle, a Friendship, and the Weird World of Tourette Syndrome by James A. Fussell and Jeffrey P. Matovic

Oddball Minnesota: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places by Jerome Pohlen

Funny Bones: Comedy Games and Activities for Kids by Lisa Bany-Winters


Awards

The Man Who Seduced Hollywood by B. James Gladstone


Press Releases

Book Reading of Hey, Liberal!

Book Signing: American Daredevil


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