Carroll & Graf Publishers
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Carroll & Graf Publishers, an American
publishing company centered in New York City
, was an imprint of the Avalon Publishing Group,
Publisher Kent Carroll, the editorial director of Grove Press
from 1975 to 1981, co-founded Carroll & Graf in 1982. Headquartered on West 17th Street in New York, New York, it offered a range of fiction and non-fiction, including history, biography, current affairs, mysteries (including British iimports) and science fiction. Avalon was purchased by the Perseus Books Group
in January 2007;
, Dennis Cooper
, Samuel R. Delany
, Amanda Filipacchi
, Roméo Dallaire
, Susan McDougal
, Joyce Carol Oates
, David Pietrusza
and Joseph C. Wilson
.
Carroll & Graf editor-in-chief Philip Turner departed in 2006 and was replaced by Bill Strachan, who began a career in the business 35 years earlier as an Anchor Books editorial secretary, rising through the ranks at Viking, Houghton Mifflin and Henry Holt to Columbia University Press.
Carroll and Graf published Best Evidence (1988), The New York Times
bestseller by David Lifton. That edition contained the autopsy photographs of John F. Kennedy
, the first time that evidence had been published.
United States
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publishing company centered in New York City
New York City
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, was an imprint of the Avalon Publishing Group,
Publisher Kent Carroll, the editorial director of Grove Press
Grove Press
Grove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1951. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it into an alternative book press in the United States. The Atlantic Monthly Press, under the aegis of its...
from 1975 to 1981, co-founded Carroll & Graf in 1982. Headquartered on West 17th Street in New York, New York, it offered a range of fiction and non-fiction, including history, biography, current affairs, mysteries (including British iimports) and science fiction. Avalon was purchased by the Perseus Books Group
Perseus Books Group
Perseus Books Group is an American publishing company founded in 1996 by investor Frank Pearl. It was named Publisher of the Year in 2007 by Publishers Weekly magazine for its role in taking on publishers formerly distributed by Publishers Group West and acquiring Avalon Publishing Group.In January...
in January 2007;
Authors and editors
Notable authors included Allen AppelAllen Appel
Allen Appel is an American novelist best known for his series about time traveler Alex Balfour. In the series, fictional characters are interwoven with actual historical people and events....
, Dennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper is an American novelist, poet, critic, editor and performance artist.-Career:Cooper grew up the son of a wealthy businessman in Arcadia, California. His first forays into literature came early, focusing on imitations of Rimbaud, Verlaine, de Sade, and Baudelaire...
, Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany
Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., also known as "Chip" is an American author, professor and literary critic. His work includes a number of novels, many in the science fiction genre, as well as memoir, criticism, and essays on sexuality and society.His science fiction novels include Babel-17, The Einstein...
, Amanda Filipacchi
Amanda Filipacchi
Amanda Filipacchi is an American writer best known for her humorous, inventive, and controversial novels.Her fiction has been translated into 13 languages and has received critical acclaim in the U.S. and around the world.-Writing career:...
, Roméo Dallaire
Roméo Dallaire
Lieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, is a Canadian senator, humanitarian, author and retired general...
, Susan McDougal
Susan McDougal
Susan McDougal is one of the few people who served prison time as a result of the Whitewater controversy although fifteen individuals were convicted of various federal charges...
, Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates is an American author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over fifty novels, as well as many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction...
, David Pietrusza
David Pietrusza
David Pietrusza is a noted historian and author.-Career:David Pietrusza has produced a number of critically acclaimed works concerning 20th century American history, including a trilogy of works on presidential electoral history...
and Joseph C. Wilson
Joseph C. Wilson
Joseph Charles Wilson IV is a former United States diplomat best known for his 2002 trip to Niger to investigate allegations that Saddam Hussein was attempting to purchase yellowcake uranium; his New York Times op-ed piece, "What I Didn't Find in Africa"; and the subsequent "outing" of his wife...
.
Carroll & Graf editor-in-chief Philip Turner departed in 2006 and was replaced by Bill Strachan, who began a career in the business 35 years earlier as an Anchor Books editorial secretary, rising through the ranks at Viking, Houghton Mifflin and Henry Holt to Columbia University Press.
Carroll and Graf published Best Evidence (1988), The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
bestseller by David Lifton. That edition contained the autopsy photographs of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
, the first time that evidence had been published.