Local fans of Anna Quindlen got a treat recently when the novelist appeared at a sold-out fundraising luncheon for the Library System of Lancaster County, where she signed copies of her most recent book, New York Times bestseller Miller’s Valley.
But Quindlen has another Lancaster connection: NMSG composed Miller’s Valley for Random House.
This is only the most recent of Quindlen’s books that NMSG had a hand in producing with Random House. Our association with the Philadelphia-born author goes all the way back to 2000, when we composed A Short Guide to a Happy Life, a nonfiction book based on a commencement speech Quindlen wrote but never delivered. In addition, NMSG also performed the production services for three other books by the popular author: Being Perfect, Rise and Shine, and Good Dog. Stay.
Richard McGuire’s graphic novel Here, noted for its “beautiful composition,” which was done by North Market Street Graphics, took first-place honors in its category at the annual New York Book Show held October 14 in New York City. This is in addition to two other first-place nods and a third-place award in various categories for prepress/comp work by NMSG. Staff members Vicky Dawes and Lainey Wolfe represented NMSG at the show.
NMSG congratulates Alfred A. Knopf on its 100th anniversary!
Alfred A. Knopf founded his eponymous publishing house in New York in 1915. It quickly became a powerhouse notable for the quality of the books bearing its imprint. Knopf characterized his mission as simply to publish “good books.”
NMSG has built its reputation on being at the technological forefront in publishing, which now includes EPUBs, or electronic versions of print books for various reader formats. Our work was recently recognized by InDesign Magazine in an article about fine art EPUBs titled "Galleries to Go" (issue 71).
Working with Abbeville Press, the award-winning New York publishing house specializing in fine art and illustrated books, NMSG created the enhanced digital edition of the authoritative resource for birdwatchers, Audubon's Birds of America. The original print version of the book has been widely acknowledged as a masterpiece in both the art and natural science fields for its stunning reproductions of John James Audubon's original engravings of birds.
Near the end of each year, the editors of the New York Times Book Review select the 100 most noteworthy books of the year, which includes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction titles. On this year’s list are 15 titles published by Alfred A. Knopf, for which NMSG does a large volume of prepress work.
This year NMSG composed 12 of the 15 notable titles published by Knopf, which means that this small company produced 80% of these acclaimed books for the most respected book publisher in the industry.
Overall, NMSG composed 18 of the 100 books on the Notable list, which means that NMSG actually had more books on the list than Knopf. When you consider that NMSG produced 18% of the most notable books of 2014, that is quite an accomplishment and provides tangible evidence of our commitment to quality.
