publishing house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of publishing house
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Wasserman, a former book editor of the Los Angeles Times, is publisher of Heyday Books, a nonprofit, independent publishing house founded in 1974 in Berkeley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
"We had that feeling of working for something bigger than ourselves," said the French woman, who runs Auroville's publishing house.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Jon Yaged, chief executive of Macmillan Publishers, said the publishing house has become “more circumspect” with its nonfiction advances but hasn’t reduced the number of titles it buys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Never mind finding a publishing house interested in buying a first-time novel about working at a magazine or a film studio making a movie about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
"I guess what I'll do is apply at some publishing house."
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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