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Andrews McMeel Publishing

American publishing company

Summary

American publishing company

Field	Value
image	Andrews_McMeel_Publishing_Logo.svg
parent	Andrews McMeel Universal
founded
founder	Jim Andrews and John McMeel
country	United States
headquarters	Kansas City, Missouri
distribution	Simon & Schuster
keypeople	John P. McMeel (chairman)
Hugh T. Andrews (owner)
Kirsty E. Melville (CEO, president and publisher, book division)
publications	Books, calendars
imprints	Accord
url

Hugh T. Andrews (owner) Kirsty E. Melville (CEO, president and publisher, book division)

Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (formerly Andrews, McMeel and Parker (1975–1986) and Andrews and McMeel (1986–1997)) is an American company that publishes books, calendars, and related toys. It is a part of Andrews McMeel Universal, which comprises AMP, Andrews McMeel Syndication, and AMUSE. The name Parker was creative director George Parker; the company dropped "Parker" after his departure.

Andrews McMeel is the general publisher of books of comic strips produced by Andrews McMeel Syndication including Peanuts, The Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes and FoxTrot, but the company also produces book collections for some comic strips which are owned by other syndicates.

History

The publishing country was founded in 1970 by Jim Andrews and John McMeel, and entered the book business with the 1973 acquisition of Sheed and Ward. The publishing arm began in 1975 as Andrews McMeel Publishing. The Sheed and Ward name and backlist were divested. As of 2024, Kirsty Melville is the CEO.

In 2025, Andrews McMeel Publishing acquired Quirk Books. They also hired a new publisher, Tim Paulson.

References

[http://www.simonandschusterpublishing.com/sns-distribution/our-clients.html Our Valued Clients]
Penelope Green: [https://web.archive.org/web/20210719191005/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/business/media/john-p-mcmeel-dead.html ''John P. McMeel, Newspaper Syndicator With a Difference, Dies at 85''], [[The New York Times]], July 19, 2021
"The History of Andrews McMeel Universal". [[Andrews McMeel Universal]].
McMeel, John P.. (1997-01-01). "Publishing Books". [[Transaction Publishers]].
"Kirsty Melville Named CEO at Andrews McMeel Universal".
"Andrews Mcmeel Acquires Quirk Books".
"Tim Paulson Named EVP, Publisher of Andrews McMeel".

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