Dundurn Press


Dundurn Press is one of the largest Canadian-owned book publishing companies of adult and children's fiction and non-fiction. The company publishes Canadian literature, history, biography, politics and arts. Dundurn has about 2500 books in print, and averages around one hundred new titles each year. Dundurn Press was established in 1972 by Kirk Howard, In 2009, Dundurn forged a co-publishing partnership with the Ontario Genealogical Society, and in 2011, Dundurn purchased Napoleon & Company and Blue Butterfly Books. In 2013, Dundurn acquired Thomas Allen Publishers, the publishing branch of Thomas Allen & Son Limited.
In January 2019, Howard sold Dundurn Press to a consortium of Canadian technology investors. Scott Fraser became the second publisher in the history of Dundurn Press, and Howard became Publisher Emeritus.

Thomas Allen &; Son Limited

Thomas Allen & Son Limited is a Canadian book distributor, in continuous operation for over 90 years. Its books include by Russell Wangersky. Its publishing arm, Thomas Allen Publishers, was sold to Dundurn Press in 2013.