Belt Publishing
Belt Publishing is an independent press founded in 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Originally a publisher of anthologies about Rust Belt cities, since 2015 Belt has moved into publishing a wider scope of both fiction and nonfiction. It has been described as "promot[ing] a kind of progressive Rust Belt pride without succumbing to cliché or hipster irony" in the New York Times, and "serv[ing] as a thoughtful foil to national-media characterizations of the region as either hopelessly dystopic or cheerfully rebounding, sticking instead to a knotty middle" in the Chicago Tribune.
Belt Publishing
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- Belt Publishing
- Founded
- 2013
- Founder
- Anne Trubek
- Headquarters
- United States
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Belt Publishing is an independent press founded in 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Originally a publisher of anthologies about Rust Belt cities, since 2015 Belt has moved into publishing a wider scope of both fiction and nonfiction. It has been described as "promot[ing] a kind of progressive Rust Belt pride without succumbing to cliché or hipster irony" in the New York Times, and "serv[ing] as a thoughtful foil to national-media characterizations of the region as either hopelessly dystopic or cheerfully rebounding, sticking instead to a knotty middle" in the Chicago Tribune.
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In February 2024, it was announced that the press company was acquired by Arcadia Publishing.
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• Name — Belt Publishing • Founder — Anne Trubek • Country — United States • Headquarters — Cleveland, Ohio • Distribution — Publishers Group West • Publications — Books • Owner — * Independent • Arcadia Publishing • (2024–present) • Website — https: beltpublishing.com
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2013
Belt Publishing is recorded from 2013.
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- 1.Broader List Spurs Growth at Belt Publishing. PublishersWeekly.com.
- 2.Schuessler, Jennifer. ‘How to Speak Midwestern,’ a Heartland Dialect Guide. The New York Times. 2016-12-04. 0362-4331.
- 3.Borrelli, Christopher. 'Rust Belt' and its editor aim to capture spirit of Chicago. chicagotribune.com.
- 4.Arcadia Publishing Acquires Belt Publishing. Publishers Weekly.
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Belt Publishing is recorded as founded by Anne Trubek. Associated with United States. Recorded from 2013.
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