Greystone Books
{{Short description|Canadian book publisher}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Greystone Books
| logo = Greystone Books logo.png
| industry = Book publishing
| predecessor = Douglas & McIntyre
| founded = 2013
| founder = Rob Sanders
| hq_location_city = Vancouver
| hq_location_country = Canada
| area_served = Canada
| key_people = Jen Gauthier, publisher;
Patsy Aldana, publisher (Aldana Libros)
| brands = Greystone Kids, Aldana Libros
| website = {{url|https://greystonebooks.com/}}
}}Greystone Books is a Canadian book publisher. Initially an imprint of Douglas & McIntyre, the Vancouver-based company became its own entity in 2013.
History
Greystone Books was an imprint of Douglas & McIntyre, and won the CBA Libris Award for Marketing Achievement of the Year in 2007.{{Citation |title=CBA Libris Awards 2007 - The Winners |date=2007 |url=http://www.cbabook.org/files/Libris-2007-Winners.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713214520/http://www.cbabook.org/files/Libris-2007-Winners.pdf |publisher=Canadian Booksellers Association |access-date=2008-04-12 |archive-date=2009-07-13 |url-status=dead}} After Douglas & McIntyre went bankrupt in 2013,{{Cite web |last=Kirch {{!}} |first=Claire |title=For Greystone Books, Hopes for a Follow-Up Bestseller |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/75011-for-greystone-books-hopes-for-a-follow-up-bestseller.html |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en}} publisher{{Cite news |last=Lederman |first=Marsha |date=2020-04-24 |title=COVID-19 pandemic lockdown delays publications of Canadian books |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-covid-19-pandemic-shutdown-delays-publications-of-canadian-books/ |access-date=2023-02-18}} Rob Sanders{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Becky |date=2017-07-27 |title=Betty Keller, Greystone Books win 2017 ABPBC Awards |url=https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/07/27/betty-keller-greystone-books-win-2017-abpbc-awards/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Quill and Quire |language=en}} bought Greystone Books and launched it as an in independent company.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Ryan |date=2019-01-17 |title=Greystone Books gets into kidlit with Greystone Kids imprint |url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/greystone-books-gets-into-kidlit-with-greystone-kids-imprint/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Quill and Quire |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Williams {{!}} |first=Leigh Anne |date=1 Feb 2013 |title=Heritage House Publishing Acquires Greystone Books |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/55764-heritage-house-publishing-acquires-greystone-books.html |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}
In 2017, the company won the Jim Douglas Publisher of the Year Award. In 2019, the company launched the Greystone Kids{{Cite web |last=Nawotka {{!}} |first=Ed |title=Greystone Books Expands into Children's Publishing |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/79049-greystone-books-expands-into-children-s-publishing.html |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en}} and its Aldana Libros imprint to focus on English translations of global children's book titles.{{Cite web |last=Deziel |first=Shanda |date=2020-05-04 |title=Patsy Aldana is first Canadian Carle Honors Honoree |url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/patricia-aldana-is-first-non-american-carle-honors-honoree/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Quill and Quire |language=en}} Patsy Aldana is the publisher of Aldana Libros.
Jen Gauthier took over as publisher of Greystone Books on January 1, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Drudi |first=Cassandra |date=2021-10-12 |title=Jen Gauthier named publisher of Greystone Books |url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/jen-gauthier-named-publisher-of-greystone-books/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Quill and Quire |language=en}}