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Best Book Publishing Companies in Chicago
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2022, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 18 publishers.
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Chicago Review Press
Middle Grade, Young Adult, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, DIY, History, Politics, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Feminism, Education & Reference, Self-Help, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, Nonfiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Abe & Fido
Matthew Algeo
Absinthe & Flamethrowers
William Gurstelle
The Admiral and the Ambassador
Scott Martelle
Sourcebooks Fire
Young Adult, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, Fiction
Part of - Sourcebooks > Sourcebooks Fire
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.sourcebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Bone Witch
Rin Chupeco
The Dark Tide
Alicia Jasinska
It Came From the Sky
Chelsea Sedoti
Third World Press Foundation
Screenplays, Young Adult, African-American, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, History, Politics, Urban Fiction, Academic, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Children's
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://thirdworldpressfoundation.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Taught by Women
Haki Madhubuti
Harlem Renaissance Redux
Herb Boyd
Aloneness
Gwendolyn Brooks
Moody Publishers
Christian, Religion & Spirituality, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Website - https://www.moodypublishers.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Five Love Languages
Gary Chapman
Jack vs. the Tornado
Amanda Cleary Eastep
Prevailing Prayer
Dwight L. Moody
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Romance, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction
Part of - Sourcebooks > Sourcebooks Casablanca
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.sourcebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Happy Singles Day
Ann Marie Walker
Big Bad Wolf
Suleikha Snyder
An Unexpected Earl
Anna Harrington
Inter-Varsity Press
Christian, Academic, Nonfiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://ivpbooks.com/
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Cross of Christ
John Stott
Meeting God
J.I. Packer
The Faithful Creator
Ron Highfield
Featherproof Books
Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Fiction, Nonfiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - http://www.featherproof.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
I'm Fine, But You Appear To Be Sinking
Leyna Krow
History In One Act
William M. Arkin
Sunshine on an Open Tomb
Tim Kinsella
ABA Books
Law, Nonfiction
Part of - The American Bar Association > ABA Books
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://www.americanbar.org/
💥 Hit titles
The Federal Information Manual
P. Stephen Gidiere III
Zero Tolerance
Gregory S Chiarello et al
Criminal Law Forms
Kenneth A. Vercammen
Dramatic Publishing Company
Screenplays, Fiction
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Night Witches
Rachel Bublitz
A Tale of Two Spectators
Peter Manos
Christmas, Virtually
Flip Kobler & Cindy Marcus
Tyndale House
Christian, Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.tyndale.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Left Behind
Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins
A Lineage of Grace: Five Stories of Unlikely Women Who Changed Eternity
Francine Rivers
Your Brain is Always Listening
Daniel Amen
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