North Atlantic Books

North Atlantic Books
StatusActive
Founded1974
FounderRichard Grossinger, Lindy Hough
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBerkeley, California
DistributionPenguin Random House Publisher Services
Key peopleTim McKee
Publication typesBooks, film
Nonfiction topicsBeat Generation, raw foodism, yoga, martial arts, capioera, spirituality, religion, holistic health, sustainability, nutrition, occult, esotericism, mediumship, parapsychology, New Age, fitness, baseball
ImprintsEvolver Editions, Blue Snake Books
Official websitenorthatlanticbooks.com

North Atlantic Books is a non-profit, independent publisher based in Berkeley, California, United States.[1] Distributed by Penguin Random House Publisher Services,[2] North Atlantic Books is a mission-driven social justice-oriented publisher. Founded by authors Richard Grossinger and Lindy Hough in Vermont, North Atlantic Books was named partly for the North Atlantic region where it began in 1974, as well as Alan Van Newkirk's Geographic Foundation of the North Atlantic, an early (1970) ecological center founded in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, by radicals from Detroit. The publisher also cites Edward Dorn's 1960s poem, "North Atlantic Turbine: A Theory of Truth", which very early described the dangers of global commoditization by the Western World, as an inspiration in the company's name.

Genres published by North Atlantic Books include somatics, social justice, bodywork, health and healing, Buddhism, grief, and internal martial arts (through its imprint Blue Snake Books). In 1980, North Atlantic Books was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization.

  1. ^ DelVecchio, Rick (8 October 2010). "Oakland: Tale of The Dragon tells how Bruce Lee mastered his art". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". North Atlantic Books. Retrieved 2013-08-24.