Loyola Press Explained

Parent:	Society of Jesus
Founded:	1912
Successor:	Loyola University Press (1912-1995)
Country:	United States
Headquarters:	Chicago, Illinois
Distribution:	self-distributed (US)^[1] Novalis (Canada) John Garratt Publishing (Australia)^[2]
Publications:	books

Loyola Press is a publishing house based in Chicago, Illinois. It is a nonprofit apostolate of the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus.^[3] It has no connection with Loyola University Chicago.

It publishes school books for the parochial school market, as well as trade books for adults and children. In 1997, the press did publish a bestseller: The Gift of Peace, the last testament of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin.^[4]

History of Loyola

Loyola University Press was founded in 1912 and became a separate non-profit in 1940 independent of any university. It changed its name to Loyola Press in 1995.

Imprints

Loyola Press publishes Chicago-related titles under the Wild Onion imprint, Jesuit studies titles under the Jesuit Way banner, and textbooks under the Loyola University Press imprint.^[5]

Notable authors

Loyola Press has published books by the following notable people:^[6]

• John Dear, S.J.
• James Martin, S.J.
• John R. Powers
• Richard Rohr, O.F.M.

See also

• List of English-language book publishing companies

External links

• Loyola Press

Notes and References

1. Web site: Customer Service information. 2017-12-31.
2. Web site: Shipping Information. 2017-12-31.
3. Web site: About Loyola Press. Loyola Press. September 24, 2013.
4. M.W. Newman, "Bernardin's Last Words Put Loyola Press On The Publishing Map," Chicago Tribune April 4, 1997
5. News: Chicago's Loyola no longer a UP. Bridget. Kinsella. Publishers Weekly. November 27, 1995. September 24, 2013.
6. Web site: Our Authors. Loyola Press. September 24, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927103413/http://newsroom.loyolapress.com/our-authors/. September 27, 2013. dead.