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Loyola Press

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Loyola Press
Parent companySociety of Jesus
Founded1912
SuccessorLoyola University Press (1912-1995)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationChicago, Illinois
Distributionself-distributed (US)[1]
Novalis (Canada)
John Garratt Publishing (Australia)[2]
Publication typesbooks
Official websitewww.loyolapress.com

Loyola Press is a publishing house based in Chicago, Illinois. It is a nonprofit apostolate of the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus.[3] It has no connection with Loyola University Chicago.

It publishes school books for the parochial school market, as well as trade books for adults and children. In 1997, the press did publish a bestseller: The Gift of Peace, the last testament of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin.[4]

History of Loyola

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Loyola University Press was founded in 1912 and became a separate non-profit in 1940 independent of any university. It changed its name to Loyola Press in 1995.

Imprints

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Loyola Press publishes Chicago-related titles under the Wild Onion imprint, Jesuit studies titles under the Jesuit Way banner, and textbooks under the Loyola University Press imprint.[5]

Notable authors

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Loyola Press has published books by the following notable people:[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Customer Service information". Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  2. ^ "Shipping Information". Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  3. ^ "About Loyola Press". Loyola Press. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  4. ^ M.W. Newman, "Bernardin's Last Words Put Loyola Press On The Publishing Map," Chicago Tribune April 4, 1997
  5. ^ Kinsella, Bridget (November 27, 1995). "Chicago's Loyola no longer a UP". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Our Authors". Loyola Press. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
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