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Haymarket Books is a non-profit, radical, independent book publisher based in Chicago. Haymarket is a project of the Center for Economic Research and Social Change (CERSC).
| Parent company | Center for Economic Research and Social Change[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Anthony Arnove, Julie Fain, Ahmed Shawki |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Chicago |
| Distribution | Consortium Books (US) Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)[2] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Art & Culture, Biography & Memoir, Black Politics, Economics, Education, En Español, Environment & Science, Feminism & Gender, Graphic Novels & Photography, Imperialism & War, Kids & Young Adult, Labor Movement, Literature & Fiction, Palestine, Poetry, Police & Prisons, Russian Revolution, Socialism & Marxism, Sports, U.S. History & Politics |
| Revenue | In April of 2012 Publishers Weekly wrote that [Haymarket Books] reports $1.2 million in gross revenues this fiscal year of [2012], with book sales generating 60% and the remaining coming from grants and contributions. About 50% of Haymarket’s book sales come from Amazon and bricks-and-mortar retailers; the balance is generated by special sales, sales to individuals, and sales at events.[3] |
| Official website | www |
Haymarket was cited by Publishers Weekly on their list of fast-growing independent publishers in 2017[4] and 2018[5].
Notable Haymarket authors include Michael Bennett, Noam Chomsky, Angela Davis, Naomi Klein, Arundhati Roy, Rebecca Solnit, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Howard Zinn, and Dave Zirin.
The name of the publishing house is a reference to the 1886 Haymarket affair, an incident that began with police killing four striking workers and injuring many more, culminating in a show of working-class solidarity the next day where workers gathered to protest the police brutality against striking workers. A bomb was thrown into the crowd, injuring 6-7 police; in response, police open-fired into the crowd killing and injuring masses of civilians as well as police.
Haymarket is known for publishing, "provocative books from the left end of the political spectrum."[6] Founding editors Anthony Arnove and Julie Fain previously worked on the International Socialist Review.[6]
References
- ^ Pixel, Partisan. "CERSC". www.cersc.org.
- ^ "Publishers Representatives | Publishers Distributors". Turnaround Publisher Services. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Haymarket Books Rises Up". Publishers Weekly. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2017". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ a b Messinger, Jonathan (15 November 2011). "Haymarket Books". www.timeout.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- Smith, Sharon. Subterranean Fire: A History of Working-Class Radicalism in the United States and Women and Socialism: Essays on Women's Liberation.