Anvil Publishing
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| Parent company | National Book Store |
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| Status | Private |
| Founded | February 1990 |
| Founder | Karina Bolasco |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Headquarters location | 7/F Quad Alpha Centrum Building, 125 Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong |
| Distribution | Nationwide |
| Publication types | Books |
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| Revenue | US$465.8 thousand (2019)[2] |
| Owner(s) | Alexandra “Xandra” Ramos-Padilla |
| No. of employees | ~51 to 200[3] |
| Official website | www |
Anvil Publishing, Inc., is the publishing arm of National Book Store. It publishes print books, e-books, and audiobooks.
Anvil is a nationwide book dealer to network servicing dealers in the Philippines which includes National Book Store (Anvil's parent company), Goodwill Book Store, Rex Book Store, and Solidaridad.[citation needed]
Anvil is an eleven-time Publisher of the Year awardee of the National Book Awards, as cited by the Manila Critics Circle.[4]
In 2016, founder Karina Bolasco left the company after 25 years.[5]
In 2018, Anvil Publishing, under the imprint Anvil Audio,[6] published its first audiobook titled Dear Universe: Poems on Love, Longing, and Finding Your Place in the Cosmos[7] by Pierra Calasanz-Labrador and narrated by actress Joyce Pring.
Notable titles
[edit]- El Filibusterismo. Translated by Almario, Virgilio.
- Noli Me Tangere. Translated by Almario, Virgilio.
- Yuson, Alfred A. Voyeurs & Savages.
- Joaquin, Nick. The Woman Who Had Two Navels.
- Joaquin, Nick. May Day Eve and Other Stories.
- Joaquin, Nick. Tropical Baroque: Four Manileño Theatricals.
- Bulosan, Carlos. America Is in the Heart.
Notable authors
[edit]A public historian whose research covers the late nineteenth-century Philippines: its art, culture, and the heroes who figure in the birth of the nation. He writes a widely read editorial page column named "Looking Back" for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and moderates a growing Facebook fan page. Collections of his newspaper columns are anthologized on the Looking Back series of books.
References
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- ^ "Imprints - Anvil Publishing Inc". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Anvil Publishing Inc Company Profile". EMIS.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Anvil Publishing Overview". Glassdoor. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "National Book Awards winners bared; Lifetime Achievement award for Cordero-fernando". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 26, 2012. Retrieved 2019-11-08 – via PressReader.
- ^ "JessicarulestheUniverse | Because we love our publisher, Karina Bolasco JessicarulestheUniverse". 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "About Anvil Audio". Anvil Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ ALCARAZ, MACY. "Q&A: Joyce Pring, who lent her voice to 'Dear Universe', PHL's first audiobook". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
External links
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Media related to Anvil Publishing at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
