North Atlantic Books
Book and Periodical PublishingCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
North Atlantic Books is an independent nonprofit publisher that explores the relationships among mind, body, spirit, culture, and nature through its original catalog. Founded in Vermont in 1974 and based in Berkeley since 1977, the publisher covers a broad range of topics, including bodywork and somatics, ecology and sustainability, health and healing, Indigenous cultures and anthropology, psychology and personal growth, social justice and engaged activism, and spirituality and liminality. Its Blue Snake Books imprint is a major source for internal and historical martial arts literature. Its audience includes readers, scholars, and practitioners seeking substantive works across these fields, with the company positioned in the book and periodical publishing industry as a mission driven nonprofit. In 2012, North Atlantic Books partnered with Reality Sandwich to serialize EMPOWERING PUBLIC WISDOM online, delivering about one chapter every three weeks. The organization is based in Berkeley, California, with origins in Vermont, and it operates with a mid-sized staff.