Running Press
{{Short description|American publishing company}}
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| parent = Hachette Book Group
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| founded = {{start date and age|1972}}
| founder = Stuart “Buz” and Larry Teacher
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| country = United States
| headquarters = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| publications = Books
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| imprints = Black Dog & Leventhal
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| url = {{URL|http://www.runningpress.com}}
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Running Press is an American publishing company and member of the Perseus Books Group, a division of the Hachette Book Group. The publisher's offices are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with many of the corporate functions taking place in Hachette's New York City headquarters. It was co-founded by Stuart "Buz" Teacher and his brother, Lawrence "Larry" Teacher, who died in March 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20140327_Lawrence_Teacher__72__Philadelphia_publisher_and_talented_artist.html |title=Lawrence Teacher, 72, Philadelphia publisher and talented artist|publisher=Philly.com |date=2014-03-28 |access-date=2015-08-24}}
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers became an imprint of Running Press in 2017.{{Cite web| title = J.P. Leventhal to Step Down After 25 Years| work = Hachette Book Group| access-date = 2018-01-17| date = 2017-10-17| url = https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/2017/10/17/j-p-leventhal-to-step-down-after-25-years/}}
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- Running Press Miniature Editions, 2" by 3" hardcover books (many of them abridgements of bestsellers and often sold as impulse or gift purchases at checkout counters)
- Sneaky Chef cookbook series by Missy Chase Lapine{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/arts/12arts-WRITINGDESPI_BRF.html|title=Writing Despite Seinfeld Suit|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2015-08-24}}
- Images coloring book series, by Roger Burrows
- Wisdom to Grow On, Charles J. Acquisto (2006)
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga, ILYA (2006)
- Cathy's Book, Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman (2006)
- The Way of the Wiseguy, Joseph D. Pistone (2004)
- The Real Mad Men: The Renegades of Madison Avenue and the Golden Age of Advertising, Andrew Cracknell{{cite web|url=http://communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/arts-entertainment-living/tuned-in-journal/32235-mad-men-books-hit-shelves |title='Mad Men' books hit shelves |publisher=Communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com |date=2012-03-22 |access-date=2015-08-24}}
- Michael Jackson's complete guide to Single Malt Scotch, Michael Jackson. {{ISBN|0-7624-0731-X}}
- Skinny Bitch, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (2005)
- Fabulicious!: Teresa's Italian Family Cookbook, Teresa Giudice (2010)
- Seventeen's Ultimate Style Guide, Ann Shoket and the Editors of Seventeen (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/running-press-book-publishers-and-seventeen-magazine-team-up-for-unique-book-project-102521924.html |title=Running Press Book Publishers and Seventeen Magazine Team Up for Unique Book Project - PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ |publisher=Prnewswire.com |access-date=2015-08-24}}
- Dumbemployed, Phil Edwards and Matt Kraft (2011)
- Seven Wonders, Ben Mezrich (2014)
In 2012, Comedy Central contracted to create a publishing imprint with Running Press, including books by Denis Leary and Tosh.0.{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/comedy-central-is-going-to-publish-books-now-1798230125 |title=Comedy Central is going to publish books now · Newswire · The A.V. Club |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=2012-02-29 |access-date=2015-08-24}}{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/comedy-central-and-running-press-form-joint-publishing-program-2012-02-29 |title=Archived copy |website=www.marketwatch.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903174206/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/comedy-central-and-running-press-form-joint-publishing-program-2012-02-29 |archive-date=3 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}
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External links
- [http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/runningpress/home.jsp Official website]
- Finding aid to the [https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPENN_RBML_PUSP.MS.COLL.727 Running Press records] at the [http://www.library.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania Libraries]
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Category:Book publishing companies based in Pennsylvania
Category:Companies based in Philadelphia
Category:Publishing companies established in 1972
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