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
Film rights to the book about the October 19, 2025 heist had been sold to the production company Iconoclast, the Flammarion publishing house said.
From Barron's ● May 26, 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
Founded in 1948 as an academic publishing house, UQP publishes books across different genres including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
After Mama died, the people at the publishing house let him start working full-time.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
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