Chicago Review Press Acquires Academy Chicago

Academy Chicago Publishers will become an imprint of Chicago Review Press and will expand its publishing program to 15-20 titles per year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The New York Times | 2023-01-17 20:39:40 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The New York Times | 2023-01-06 07:36:52 UTC ]
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