Belt Publishing is an independent press founded in 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Belt Publishing
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
FounderAnne Trubek
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationCleveland, Ohio
DistributionPublishers Group West
Publication typesBooks
Owner(s)
Official websitebeltpublishing.com

Originally a publisher of anthologies about Rust Belt cities, since 2015 Belt has since moved into publishing a wider scope of both fiction and nonfiction,[1] with a particular focus on urbanism, history and narratives about the Rust Belt and the Midwest.[2]

It has been described as "promot[ing] a kind of progressive Rust Belt pride without succumbing to cliché or hipster irony" in the New York Times,[3] and "serv[ing] as a thoughtful foil to national-media characterizations of the region as either hopelessly dystopic or cheerfully rebounding, sticking instead to a knotty middle" in the Chicago Tribune.[4]

In February 2024, it was announced that the press company was acquired by Arcadia Publishing.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Broader List Spurs Growth at Belt Publishing". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  2. ^ "About". Belt Publishing. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  3. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (2016-12-04). "'How to Speak Midwestern,' a Heartland Dialect Guide". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  4. ^ Borrelli, Christopher. "'Rust Belt' and its editor aim to capture spirit of Chicago". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  5. ^ "Arcadia Publishing Acquires Belt Publishing". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-04.

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