Chicago Review Press
USA – General Non-fiction, Memoir, Travel, History, Culture, Bio
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#1 Pick for 2025/2026
Chicago Review Press is an independent book publisher founded in 1973. Chicago Review Press publishes approximately 60 new titles yearly under eight imprints. CRP is one of the largest distributors of independent books in the US. All CRP titles are distributed internationally by IPG.
Chicago Review Press publishes general non-fiction on a wide range of subjects including music, film, popular science, history, biography, and travel, as well as an award-winning line of children’s activity books.
CRP Imprints
Chicago Review Press
General non-fiction, music, film, popular science, history, biography,, travel
Lawrence Hill Books
African-American and Latino interest, progressive politics, civil and human rights, feminism
Academy Chicago
Memoir, mysteries, fiction, non-fiction
Ball Publishing
Gardening books
Council Oak Books
Indigenous topics, women’s issues
Chicago Review Press publishes titles of lasting interest and groundbreaking works that reach beyond the trends.
In the last 50 years, CRP has grown into a dynamic mid-size publisher with more than 1,000 titles in print. They currently publish about 50 new titles yearly under their five imprints.
All Chicago Review Press titles are distributed to the book trade by Independent Publishers Group.
IPG, Independent Publishers Group
Chicago Review Press, Inc., is the parent company of the Independent Publishers Group (IPG). Established in 1971, IPG was the first organization specifically created to market titles from independent presses to the book trade. Chicago Review Press, Inc. acquired Independent Publishers Group in 1987.
Submissions
Unsolicited submissions welcome. No Agent needed.
Chicago Review Press publishes general non-fiction on a wide range of subjects including music, film, popular science, history, biography, and travel, as well as an award-winning line of children’s activity books. While there are some new fiction titles, word on the street is they are not looking for fiction right now. Query.
Do not send complete ms. Send synopsis and sample chapters first.
Send non-fiction submissions to Jerome Pohlen at: jpohlen@chicagoreviewpress.com (popular science, DIY, US history, pop culture, and children’s non-fiction activity books).
While they do have fiction titles current, and in the pipeline, it is our understanding that they are not taking unsolicited fiction submissions at this time. Query.
Please do not send a query or proposal to more than one acquisitions editor at Chicago Review Press. They accept proposals from both agents and authors. Simultaneous submissions OK.
Thank you for considering Chicago Review Press for your book.
Chicago Review Press 2025/2026 titles
– Malört by Josh Noel
– Land Power by Richard G. L. Smith
– Psychedelic Psalms by Chris Ryan
– All These Sunken Souls by Circe Moskowitz
– Pas de Don’t by Chloe Angyal
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Authors
– Philip Roth
– William S. Burroughs
– Sus Sontag
– Henry Miller
– Jerry Portnoy
Author Spotlight: Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi has contributed to the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baltimore Sun, Detroit Free Press, Miami Herald, Seattle Times, and Crain’s Chicago Business.
Emile has taught courses in media history, media criticism, and journalism and is a frequent guest lecturer in graduate and undergraduate media courses. She is also a regular presenter at conferences in the topics of communication history and journalism studies. She lives in Oak Park, Illinois.
Emile is the author of this year’s new non-fiction title, A Light in the Dark, from Chicago Review Press.
CRP in the news…
IPG Announces Reorganization of Global Sales
CHICAGO – Independent Publishers Group (IPG), the last remaining independent book distributor of significant size in North America, is excited to announce a reorganization of its global sales force.
Effective on March 15, 2025, IPG domestic sales to independent bookstores will be managed by three commission sales representative groups: Fujii Associates, Imprint Group, and Como Sales. This is an important change that will bring renewed sales energy to drive opportunity for our publishers.
“IPG moved to a limited number of inside sales reps at the beginning of the pandemic, a move that accommodated the attendant change in retail business,” said Tim McCall, SVP Sales and Marketing. “But it’s time to think expansively again, and these three groups collectively bring a diversity of interests, robust industry relationships, and the sort of literary zeal that is the hallmark of every good sales force.”
In the United Kingdom, IPG has partnered with Gardners for distribution and will be represented by Compass for academic and professional sales. These arrangements with Gardners and Compass bolster IPG’s existing partnership with Gazelle in the UK, which covers sales and distribution for trade titles. Scott Hatfill, VP of International Sales at IPG, will oversee all sales and distribution partners in the UK.
Chicago Review Press, Inc. acquired Independent Publishers Group in 1987.
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