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Born: Established: 1971 Woodstock, New York (State),
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Founded by Peter Mayer who had been a publisher at Avalon Books. He persuaded his father Alfred to run the company while Peter became publisher at Pocket and then Penguin. According to their website it is

an independent general-interest publisher, founded in 1971. The publishing program consists of nearly 100 new books per year, evenly divided between hardcovers and trade paperbacks. The list is eclectic, but areas of strength include interesting fiction, history, biography, drama, and design...

In 2002 we acquired Ardis, the premier publisher of Russian literature in English...and Duckworth.

http://www.overlookpress.com/about.php

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