George F. Thompson Publishing

George F. Thompson Publishing (GFT) is an independent American publishing house based in Staunton, Virginia, that has been creating books since 1984. It was founded by George F. Thompson and continues his longstanding effort to advance understanding of the places and spaces—urban, rural, social, and wild—that surround and influence people. The company describes its mission as producing well-conceived, smartly written, elegantly designed, and beautifully produced books, guided by the belief that books matter and endure as gifts to civilization and personal enlightenment. GFT's list focuses on geography and landscape studies, environmental and planning history, architecture, and photography. Books developed by GFT since 1984 have helped establish new fields of publishing in these areas and have won more than 140 editorial awards and prizes, including multiple best-book honors across 35 academic, artistic, and professional fields. Awards have come from organizations such as the American Historical Association, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Association of American Geographers, the Association of American Publishers, the Environmental History Association, the International Latino Book Awards, PEN Center U.S.A. West, the Society of Architectural Historians, and the Vernacular Architectural Forum, among others. In addition to titles published under the GFT imprint, some projects are developed by GFT and published by or in association with partner presses and nonprofit organizations, including Liveright/W. W. Norton, Radius Books, and numerous university presses as well as the American Land Publishing Project. The company operates much like a small, appointment-based studio: because it handles many projects at once, it asks authors and partners to schedule discussions, materials submissions, and events such as Publisher-in-Residence engagements in advance. General inquiries are directed to Mikki Soroczak, while sales and discounts are handled through Casemate IPM. GFT maintains a mailing address at 217 Oak Ridge Circle, Staunton, VA 24401-3511, and an active presence on Facebook. Its authors and admirers have included figures such as W. S. Merwin and Barry Lopez, whose praise appears on the company's website.

George F. Thompson Publishing traces its origins to 1984, when George F. Thompson began developing and publishing books centered on the meaning of place. From the outset, the program was defined by a belief that books matter and endure, and by a commitment to well-conceived, smartly written, elegantly designed, and beautifully produced volumes. Over the decades, GFT books helped establish new fields of publishing in geography and landscape studies, environmental and planning history, architecture, and photography. The company reports that its titles have garnered widespread attention worldwide and won more than 140 editorial awards and prizes, including multiple best-book honors in 35 academic, artistic, and professional fields. Awarding bodies have included the American Historical Association, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Association of American Geographers, the Association of American Publishers, the Environmental History Association, the International Latino Book Awards, the New York City Award for Cultural History, PEN Center U.S.A. West, the Pioneer America Society, the Society of American City and Regional Planning History, the Society of Architectural Historians, the Society for the History of Technology, and the Vernacular Architectural Forum. In addition to books published under the GFT imprint, the company develops projects that are published by or in association with partner presses and nonprofit organizations, including Liveright/W. W. Norton, Radius Books, numerous university presses, and the American Land Publishing Project. The firm is based in a historic building in Staunton, Virginia, and continues to operate as an independent, appointment-based publisher. Its website features future titles, recent titles, and a Collector's Bookshelf, and it maintains a Facebook presence. Sales and discounts are handled through Casemate IPM.

• 1984

  George F. Thompson begins developing and publishing books on place, landscape, and environment.

• GFT books help establish new fields of publishing in geography, landscape studies, environmental and planning history, architecture, and photography.

• Company accumulates more than 140 editorial awards and prizes, including multiple best-book honors in 35 fields.

• GFT develops projects published by or in association with partner presses such as Liveright/W. W. Norton, Radius Books, and university presses.

Independent, design-forward publisher of scholarly and visually rich books on place, landscape, and environment; known for elegance, originality, and award-winning quality.

• GFT imprint books

  Books published under the George F. Thompson Publishing imprint.

• Co-published titles

  Projects developed by GFT and published by or in association with partner presses and nonprofits.

• Collector's Bookshelf

  A curated selection of collector's books offered on the GFT website.

1. 1George F. Thompson Publishing – Welcome to the world of place!gftbooks.com
2. 2About Us – George F. Thompson Publishinggftbooks.com
3. 3George F. Thompson Publishing – Wikidatawikidata.org