Anvil Publishing

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Parent companyNational Book Store
StatusPrivate
FoundedFebruary 1990; 34 years ago (1990-02)
FounderKarina Bolasco
Country of originPhilippines
Headquarters location7/F Quad Alpha Centrum Building, 125 Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong
DistributionNationwide
Publication typesBooks
Imprints
  • Bliss Books
[1]
RevenueUS$465.8 thousand (2019)[2]
Owner(s)Alexandra “Xandra” Ramos-Padilla
No. of employees~51 to 200[3]
Official websitewww.anvilpublishing.com

Anvil Publishing, Inc., is the publishing arm of National Book Store. It publishes print books, e-books, and audiobooks.

Anvil is a nationwide book dealer to network servicing dealers in the Philippines which includes National Book Store (Anvil's parent company), Goodwill Book Store, Rex Book Store, and Solidaridad.[citation needed]

Anvil is an eleven-time Publisher of the Year awardee, as cited by the Manila Critics Circle.[4]

In 2016, founder Karina Bolasco left the company after 25 years.[5]

Anvil Publishing at Philippine Book Festival

In 2018, Anvil Publishing, under the imprint Anvil Audio,[6] published its first audiobook titled Dear Universe: Poems on Love, Longing, and Finding Your Place in the Cosmos[7] by Pierra Calasanz-Labrador and narrated by actress Joyce Pring.

Notable titles[edit]

  • El Filibusterismo. Translated by Almario, Virgilio.
  • Noli Me Tangere. Translated by Almario, Virgilio.
  • Yuson, Alfred A. Voyeurs & Savages.
  • Joaquin, Nick. The Woman Who Had Two Navels.
  • Joaquin, Nick. May Day Eve and Other Stories.
  • Joaquin, Nick. Tropical Baroque: Four Manileño Theatricals.
  • Bulosan, Carlos. America Is in the Heart.

Notable authors[edit]

Ambeth Ocampo[edit]

is a public historian whose research covers the late nineteenth-century Philippines: its art, culture, and the heroes who figure in the birth of the nation. He writes a widely read Editorial Page column for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and moderates a growing Facebook Fan Page.

Lualhati Bautisa[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Imprints - Anvil Publishing Inc". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Anvil Publishing Inc Company Profile". EMIS.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Anvil Publishing Overview". Glassdoor. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "National Book Awards winners bared; Lifetime Achievement award for Cordero-fernando". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 26, 2012. Retrieved 2019-11-08 – via PressReader.
  5. ^ "JessicarulestheUniverse | Because we love our publisher, Karina Bolasco JessicarulestheUniverse". 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. ^ "About Anvil Audio". Anvil Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  7. ^ ALCARAZ, MACY. "Q&A: Joyce Pring, who lent her voice to 'Dear Universe', PHL's first audiobook". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2021-12-28.

External links[edit]