Chronicle books publishing

American book publisher

Not to be confused with Books of Chronicles.

Chronicle Books is a San Francisco–based American publisher of books for adults and children.

History

The company was established in 1967 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle.^[3] In 1999 it was bought by Nion McEvoy, great-grandson of M.

H. de Young, founder of the Chronicle, from other family members who were selling off the company's assets.^[3] At the time Chronicle Books had a staff of 130 and published 300 books per year, with a catalog of more than 1,000 books.

In 2000, McEvoy set up the McEvoy Group as a holding company.^[4] In 2008, Chronicle acquired Handprint Books.^[5]

Publications

Chronicle Books publishes books in subjects such as architecture, art, culture, interior design, cooking, children's books, gardening, pop culture, fiction, food, travel, and phot