General Info

Chronicle Books publishes a variety of books on topics such as design, art, architecture, food, literature, pop culture, travel and photography. Its other products include children s paperbacks, board books, plush toys, novelties, address books and writing boxes. Among the company s noteworthy titles are Martha Zamora s Frida Kahlo: The Brush of Anguish, N.C. Wyeth s Pilgrims, and Nick Bantock s Griffin & Sabine, Sabine s Notebook and The Golden Mean, as well as James McNair s portfolio of cookbooks. Chronicle Books was founded in 1966 and has headquarters in San Francisco. The company also operates a book store in San Francisco and is publishing partners with SeaStar Books, North-South Books, innovative KIDS, Handprint Books, Princeton Architectural Press, Quirk Books, Editions du Seuil and SmartLab.