Orca Book Publishers
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| Industry | Book publishing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Key people | Andrew Wooldridge, publisher Ruth Linka, associate publisher |
| Website | www |
Orca Book Publishers is a Canadian company that produces books for children.[1]
Organization
[edit]Orca Book Publishers was founded in 1982[2] and is based in Victoria, British Columbia.[3]
Orca primarily published children's literature,[3] printing usually around 95 publications per annum.[4] Andrew Wooldridge is the company's publisher,[4] Ruth Linka is the associate publisher,[5] Sara Harvey is an editor.[6]
History
[edit]In 2019, Orca introduced a non-fiction line of books branded as Orca Issues.[7] Orca published Eric Walters' pandemic novel Don't Stand So Close To Me in 2020.[8] The book was published within 41 days of Walter's pitching the idea to Orca.[8]
15,000 of the company's books caught fire while on the MV Zim Kingston vessel near Victoria, British Columbia in October 2021.[9] In 2022, the company moved production of its books from China and Korea to Canada.[9]
Notable publications
[edit]- The Bonemender (book series)
- The King of Jam Sandwiches
- The Lottery (Beth Goobie)
- Weird Rules to Follow
References
[edit]- ^ "Twenty-five top sellers from Canadian-owned publishers - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ TOM UE. Seven onSeven: A Conversation with the Writers of Orca Book Publishers’ Series. New Writing, [s. l.], v. 11, p. 417–435, 2014. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsair&AN=edsair.doi...........4218425095486f39b43aa231644f4bbd&site=eds-live&scope=site . Acesso em: 12 dez. 2022.
- ^ a b Linsley, Maya (2022-05-26). "Viral books: BookTok's impact on the business of books Martlet". Martlet. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ a b Bennett, Andrea (2021-08-09). "How Have Publishers Survived the Pandemic? 'It's Kind of a Miracle'". The Tyee. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ Weaver, Jason (17 Nov 2021). "Canadian booksellers are struggling, but not in the way you might think". CBC.
- ^ Williams |, Leigh Anne. "Seven Authors for Seven Novels in New Orca Series". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ Corbett |, Sue. "YA for Changing Times". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ a b "How prolific Canadian author Eric Walters published a pandemic book for school kids in just 41 days". thestar.com. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ a b "Orca publishing company worries about fate of 15,000 books onboard cargo vessel that caught fire near Victoria". The Georgia Straight. 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2022-12-12.