Graphic Arts Books, Berkeley, Calif., has been renamed West Margin Press. West Margin Press will retain legacy imprints Graphic Arts Books and Alaska Northwest Books while gradually phasing out WestWinds Press. The publisher is part of the Ingram Content Group.
West Margin Press was originally founded as Graphic Arts Books in Portland, Ore., in 1967. The press publishes books for children and adults in a variety of genres, including nature, travel, history and memoir, as well as fiction and art. Some of the publisher's bestselling titles include One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith and the Build It! series of LEGO instruction books.
"We want to make room for more voices, increasingly engaging visuals, and an expansive view of the world within our house," explained publishing director Jennifer Newens. "West signals our location and foundation. It is a subtle reference to the coastal values we aspire to convey in our list, which will inform our acquisition process. It also evokes a pioneer spirit, reflecting our experimental nature and our willingness to take risks. Margin is a literary reference, evoking a manuscript or a book, as well as a place where things are allowed to unfold outside prescribed boundaries."