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'''Avalon Books''' (originally '''Bouregy & Curl''') was a small [[New York City|New York]]-based book [[publishing]] [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] owned by Thomas Bouregy & Company.
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'''Avalon Books''' (originally '''Bouregy & Curl''') has been a small [[New York City|New York]]-based book [[publishing]] [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] active from 1950 through 2012, established by Thomas Bouregy.<ref name=aboutus>{{cite web|url=http://avalonbooks.com/index.php/about-us |title=About Us |publisher=Avalon Books |accessdate=June 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607032037/http://avalonbooks.com/index.php/about-us |archive-date=June 7, 2012 }}</ref> Avalon was an important science fiction imprint in the 1950s and 60s; later its specialty was mystery and romance books.<ref name=bosman>{{cite web |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/amazon-buys-avalon-books-publisher-in-romance-and-mysteries/ |date=June 4, 2012 |title=Amazon Buys Avalon Books, Publisher in Romance and Mysteries |author=Julia Bosman |work=New York Times |accessdate=June 4, 2012}}</ref> The imprint was owned by Thomas Bouregy & Co., Inc.<ref name=aboutus/> It remained a family firm, with Thomas's daughter Ellen Bouregy Mickelsen taking over as publisher in 1995.<ref name=bosman/>


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Established in 1950 by Thomas Bouregy, it would be run by his daughter, Ellen Bouregy Mickelsen, from 1995 to 2012 when it was sold to [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].<ref name=aboutus>{{cite web|url=http://avalonbooks.com/index.php/about-us |title=About Us |publisher=Avalon Books |accessdate=June 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607032037/http://avalonbooks.com/index.php/about-us |archive-date=June 7, 2012 }}</ref> Avalon was an important science fiction imprint in the 1950s and 60s; later its specialty was mystery and romance books.<ref name=bosman>{{cite web |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/amazon-buys-avalon-books-publisher-in-romance-and-mysteries/ |date=June 4, 2012 |title=Amazon Buys Avalon Books, Publisher in Romance and Mysteries |author=Julia Bosman |work=New York Times |accessdate=June 4, 2012}}</ref>
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On June 4, 2012 it was announced that [[Amazon.com]] had purchased the imprint and its back-list of exactly 3,000 titles. Amazon had said that it would publish the books through the various imprints of [[Amazon Publishing]].<ref name=bosman/>

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On June 4, 2012 it was announced that Amazon had purchased the imprint and its back-list of about 3,000 titles. Amazon said it would publish the books through the various imprints of [[Amazon Publishing]].<ref name=bosman/>


==Science fiction era==
==Science fiction era==
Back in the 1950s and 60s Avalon had specialized in science fiction.<ref>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?498 AvalonBooks] at [[ISFDB]]</ref> It had issued much of the [[hardcover]] material in the genre during the period, particularly in the earlier portion. Avalon had issued new titles, reissued out of print titles originally from other publishers, and first editions of material that had previously just seen magazine publication. [[Frederik Pohl]] jibed in 1959 that the publisher "seems to be pursuing a policy of printing the worst books by the best writers in science fiction".<ref>"In the Balance", ''[[If (magazine)|If]]'', July 1959, p.99</ref> Its books featured cover art by [[Ric Binkley]], [[Ed Emshwiller]] (also known as Emsh), [[Gray Morrow]], and [[Michael M. Peters]]. Later, competition with mainstream hardcover and paperback publishers starting their own science fiction lines and the marginal nature of genre publishing in general led to the line being discontinued.
In the 1950s and 60s Avalon specialized in science fiction.<ref>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?498 AvalonBooks] at [[ISFDB]]</ref> It issued [[hardcover]] material in the genre during the period, particularly in the earlier portion. Avalon issued new titles, reissued out of print titles originally from other publishers, and first editions of material that had previously only seen magazine publication. [[Frederik Pohl]] jibed in 1959 that the publisher "seems to be pursuing a policy of printing the worst books by the best writers in science fiction".<ref>"In the Balance", ''[[If (magazine)|If]]'', July 1959, p.99</ref> Its books featured cover art by [[Ric Binkley]], [[Ed Emshwiller]] (also known as Emsh), [[Gray Morrow]], and [[Michael M. Peters]]. Later, competition with mainstream hardcover and paperback publishers starting their own science fiction lines and the marginal nature of genre publishing in general led to the line being discontinued.


===Science fiction authors published by Avalon===
===Science fiction authors published by Avalon===
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* [[S. P. Meek]]
* [[S. P. Meek]]
* [[Philip Francis Nowlan]]
* [[Philip Francis Nowlan]]
* [[David Osborne]]
* David Osborne
* [[Rog Phillips]]
* [[Rog Phillips]]
* [[Fletcher Pratt]]
* [[Fletcher Pratt]]
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* [[Leslie F. Stone]]
* [[Leslie F. Stone]]
* [[Jeff Sutton]]
* [[Jeff Sutton]]
* [[E. C. Tubb]]
* [[Edwin Charles Tubb|E. C. Tubb]]
* [[Jack Vance]]
* [[Jack Vance]]
* [[Roger Lee Vernon]]
* [[Roger Lee Vernon]]
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;1957
;1957
*''[[Across Time]]'' ([[David Grinnell]])
*''[[Across Time]]'' ([[David Grinnell]])
*''[[Alien Dust]]'' ([[E. C. Tubb]])
*''[[Alien Dust]]'' ([[Edwin Charles Tubb|E. C. Tubb]])
*''[[Big Planet]]'' ([[Jack Vance]])
*''[[Big Planet]]'' ([[Jack Vance]])
*''[[City on the Moon]]'' ([[Murray Leinster]])
*''[[City on the Moon]]'' ([[Murray Leinster]])
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;1958
;1958
*''[[Aliens From Space]]'' ([[David Osborne]])
*''[[Aliens From Space]]'' (David Osborne)
*''[[Edge of Time (Donald A. Wollheim novel)|Edge of Time]]'' ([[Donald A. Wollheim|David Grinnell]])
*''[[Edge of Time (Donald A. Wollheim novel)|Edge of Time]]'' ([[Donald A. Wollheim|David Grinnell]])
*''[[Fire in the Heavens]]'' ([[George O. Smith]])
*''[[Fire in the Heavens]]'' ([[George O. Smith]])
*''[[Immortality Delivered]]'' ([[Robert Sheckley]])
*''[[Immortality Delivered]]'' ([[Robert Sheckley]])
*''[[Invisible Barriers]]'' ([[David Osborne]])
*''[[Invisible Barriers]]'' (David Osborne)
*''[[Out of This World (Leinster novel)|Out of This World]]'' ([[Murray Leinster]])
*''[[Out of This World (Leinster novel)|Out of This World]]'' ([[Murray Leinster]])
*''[[Spaceways Satellite]]'' ([[Charles Eric Maine]])
*''[[Spaceways Satellite]]'' ([[Charles Eric Maine]])
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*''[[The Hand of Zei]]'' ([[L. Sprague de Camp]])
*''[[The Hand of Zei]]'' ([[L. Sprague de Camp]])
*''[[The Men from Arcturus]]'' ([[Russ Winterbotham]])
*''[[The Men from Arcturus]]'' ([[Russ Winterbotham]])
*''[[The Other World]]'' ([[J. Harvey Bond]])
*''The Star Men'' ([[Oscar J. Friend]])
*''The Star Men'' ([[Oscar J. Friend]])
*''[[Three Steps Spaceward]]'' ([[Frank Belknap Long|Frank B. Long]])
*''[[Three Steps Spaceward]]'' ([[Frank Belknap Long|Frank B. Long]])
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* [[Karen Cogan]]
* [[Karen Cogan]]
* [[Janet Cookson]]
* [[Janet Cookson]]
* [[Nina Cornett]]
* [[Annette Couch-Jareb]]
* [[Annette Couch-Jareb]]
* [[Tami Cowden]]
* [[Tami Cowden]]
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* [[Glen Ebisch]]
* [[Glen Ebisch]]
* [[Sandra Elzie]]
* [[Sandra Elzie]]
* [[Rachel Evans (author)]]
* [[Rachel Evans (author)|Rachel Evans]]
* [[Wilma Fasano]]
* [[Wilma Fasano]]
* [[Sherry Lynn Ferguson]]
* [[Sherry Lynn Ferguson]]
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* [[Gail MacMillan]]
* [[Gail MacMillan]]
* [[Annette Mahon]]
* [[Annette Mahon]]
* [[Shirley Marks]]
* Shirley Marks
* [[Blanche Marriott]]
* [[Blanche Marriott]]
* [[Beverly Martin-Lowry and Sue Boltz]]
* [[Beverly Martin-Lowry and Sue Boltz]]
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* [[Jean Ann Moynahan]]
* [[Jean Ann Moynahan]]
* [[Rosemarie Naramore]]
* [[Rosemarie Naramore]]
* [[Deborah Nolan]]
* Deborah Nolan
* [[Anne Norman]]
* [[Anne Norman]]
* [[Kim O'Brien (author)|Kim O'Brien]]
* [[Kim O'Brien (author)|Kim O'Brien]]
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* [[Liz Thompson (author)|Liz Thompson]]
* [[Liz Thompson (author)|Liz Thompson]]
* [[Lynn M. Turner]]
* [[Lynn M. Turner]]
* [[Edna Van Leuven]]
* [[Joselyn Vaughn]]
* [[Joselyn Vaughn]]
* [[Joan Vincent]]
* [[Joan Vincent]]
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* [[Donna Wright]]
* [[Donna Wright]]
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<ref>Avalon Books. {{cite web|url=http://avalonbooks.com/index.php/authors/all-authors/romanceauthors/menu |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-08-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011114604/http://www.avalonbooks.com/index.php/authors/all-authors/romanceauthors/menu |archive-date=2011-10-11 }} Avalon Books, 2012.</ref>
<ref>Avalon Books. {{cite web|url=http://avalonbooks.com/index.php/authors/all-authors/romanceauthors/menu |title=Romance Authors |accessdate=2012-08-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011114604/http://www.avalonbooks.com/index.php/authors/all-authors/romanceauthors/menu |archive-date=2011-10-11 }} Avalon Books, 2012.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Amazon (company) acquisitions]]
[[Category:Amazon (company) acquisitions]]
[[Category:Defunct book publishing companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Defunct book publishing companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Amazon Publishing]]

Latest revision as of 18:28, 21 July 2024

For other uses, see Avalon (disambiguation).
Avalon Books
StatusDefunct
Founded1950
FounderThomas Bouregy
SuccessorAmazon Publishing
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York
Fiction genresScience fiction, mystery, romance
Official websiteavalonbooks.com (archived)

Avalon Books (originally Bouregy & Curl) was a small New York-based book publishing imprint owned by Thomas Bouregy & Company.

Established in 1950 by Thomas Bouregy, it would be run by his daughter, Ellen Bouregy Mickelsen, from 1995 to 2012 when it was sold to Amazon.[1] Avalon was an important science fiction imprint in the 1950s and 60s; later its specialty was mystery and romance books.[2]

On June 4, 2012 it was announced that Amazon had purchased the imprint and its back-list of about 3,000 titles. Amazon said it would publish the books through the various imprints of Amazon Publishing.[2]

Science fiction era

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In the 1950s and 60s Avalon specialized in science fiction.[3] It issued hardcover material in the genre during the period, particularly in the earlier portion. Avalon issued new titles, reissued out of print titles originally from other publishers, and first editions of material that had previously only seen magazine publication. Frederik Pohl jibed in 1959 that the publisher "seems to be pursuing a policy of printing the worst books by the best writers in science fiction".[4] Its books featured cover art by Ric Binkley, Ed Emshwiller (also known as Emsh), Gray Morrow, and Michael M. Peters. Later, competition with mainstream hardcover and paperback publishers starting their own science fiction lines and the marginal nature of genre publishing in general led to the line being discontinued.

Science fiction authors published by Avalon

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Bibliography of Science Fiction books published (by year)

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1953 (Bourgey/Curl)
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968

Mystery and Romance era

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After the discontinuation of its science fiction line, Avalon specialized in mystery and romance books.[2]

Romance Authors published by Avalon Books

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References

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  1. ^ "About Us". Avalon Books. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Julia Bosman (June 4, 2012). "Amazon Buys Avalon Books, Publisher in Romance and Mysteries". New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  3. ^ AvalonBooks at ISFDB
  4. ^ "In the Balance", If, July 1959, p.99
  5. ^ Avalon Books. "Romance Authors". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2012-08-28. Avalon Books, 2012.
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