About Bancroft
Press
Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Bancroft
Press is a general interest book publisher that seeks
to produce high quality works of fiction and nonfiction.
By conscious choice, our writers have been, are, and
will continue to be "in-the-trenches" journalists
and other professionals -- authorities who know and
present their stories and subjects better than anyone
in the country.
Established in 1995
Bancroft Press operates under the slogan books that
enlighten. It has published nearly two dozen books,
from a TV thriller, a Hollywood novel, young adult fiction,
and adult mysteries to non-fiction books ranging from
humor, health, and cultural criticism, to history, business,
art, and personal investment.
Recognition
Publishers Weekly called Bancroft Press small but enterprising,
Bancroft Press has received plaudits from syndicated
columnist Liz Smith, who calls Bancroft up and coming,
and a special honor from book publishing guru John Kremer
who in 1998 designated Bancroft "one of the top
101 independent book publishers in the U.S." based
on design, content, selection, marketing, volume, and
sales.
As of June 2005, five of Bancroft’s
books have been sold to mass market paperback, seven
to book clubs, four to the movies and television, four
to a foreign publisher, three to audio book publishers,
and two to serial sales. In just the Young Adult area,
it has published one Alex Award winner, one Edgar finalist,
and one book garnering a Booklist starred review.
Bruce L. Bortz - Publisher
Personal Note from Bruce Bortz:
If you were the target of unfounded accusations made
before the pre-Internet age, it was possible, even desirable,
to let the past remain the past.
Unfortunately, in the Age of the Internet,
inaccurate and meritless attacks attach themselves to
a person forever.
Solely in the interest of fairness to
myself, my company, and my family, I post my response
to a City Paper article, published five
years ago, that many people believe to be accurate,
partly or mostly because the other side—the necessary
counterbalance—isn’t available on the web.
Bruce L. Bortz
PUBLISHER
Bancroft Press
November 23, 2005
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