Sasquatch Books

This article is about the publishing company. For the book, see Sasquatch (novel).

Sasquatch Books LLC
Parent companyBlue Star Press
Founded1986
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationSeattle, Washington
Publication typesBooks
ImprintsLittle Bigfoot, Spruce Books
Official websitesasquatchbooks.com

Sasquatch Books LLC[1] is an American book publishing company based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1986 by David Brewster of the Seattle Weekly[2] and primarily publishes nonfiction books about the western United States and Canada and cover topics such as nature, travel, gardening, entertainment, sports, food and wine.[3] By 2003, it was publishing approximately 30 books per year and employed 18 people.[4] In 2020, it launched a new imprint for young adult nonfiction called Spruce Books.[5]

Sasquatch Books was acquired by Penguin Random House in 2017 [6] and later sold to Blue Star Press, an independent book publisher also based in the Pacific Northwest, in June 2024. The Blue Star Press deal returned Sasquatch Books to being an independent publisher, although its titles will continue to be distributed to retailers through the support of Penguin Random House Publisher Services.[7]

  1. ^ "Sasquatch Books LLC". OpenCorporates. September 28, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Rietmulder, Michael (October 4, 2017). "Seattle Indie Book Publisher Bought by Major Publishing House". Seattle Magazine. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Easton, Valerie (November 22, 2012). "Book City: Sasquatch Books head on why the company won't touch fiction". Crosscut.com.
  4. ^ Upchurch, Michael (August 13, 2003). "Sasquatch Books editorial director Gary Luke". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sasquatch Books Launches New YA Imprint with 'Anti-Racism' Title". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Jim Milliot (October 4, 2017). "Penguin Random House Buys Sasquatch Books". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  7. ^ Milliot |, Jim. "Blue Star Press Buys Sasquatch Books from PRH". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.