Haven Books: Hong Kong and Asia Publisher
Website: http://www.havenbooksonline.com/
Email Address: publisher@havenbooksonline.com
Editor/Consultant: Dania Shawwa
Country: Hong Kong
Type: Press
Description: Haven Books is a dynamic English-language press based in Hong Kong. Our books focus primarily on Asian and international themes, and are enjoyed worldwide by readers of all ages. We publish strong, fresh titles on a wide variety of topics - including exciting fiction, cookbooks, photography and travel books, children's illustrated books, young adult novels, and reference books. A founding member of the Independent Publishers of Hong Kong, Haven Books actively promotes Asia-based writers and literary organizations. Publisher Dania Shawwa Abuali started her career in book publishing in New York City, where she edited museum publications for the Pierpont Morgan Library and pop-culture books for Universe, an imprint of Rizzoli Publishing. She came to Hong Kong during the handover in 1997 and then worked as an equity-research editor for major investment banks, primarily Credit Suisse. She was the managing editor of Imprint, an annual anthology of women's writing, and president of the Women in Publishing Society (www.hkwips.org). After forming Haven Books, Dania helped establish the Independent Publishers of Hong Kong, a fast expanding industry group. She holds a degree in commerce from the University of Toronto and a master's in English literature from Northwestern University, Chicago.
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Website: http://www.havenbooksonline.com/
Email Address: publisher@havenbooksonline.com
Editor/Consultant: Dania Shawwa
Country: Hong Kong
Type: Press
Description: Haven Books is a dynamic English-language press based in Hong Kong. Our books focus primarily on Asian and international themes, and are enjoyed worldwide by readers of all ages. We publish strong, fresh titles on a wide variety of topics - including exciting fiction, cookbooks, photography and travel books, children's illustrated books, young adult novels, and reference books. A founding member of the Independent Publishers of Hong Kong, Haven Books actively promotes Asia-based writers and literary organizations. Publisher Dania Shawwa Abuali started her career in book publishing in New York City, where she edited museum publications for the Pierpont Morgan Library and pop-culture books for Universe, an imprint of Rizzoli Publishing. She came to Hong Kong during the handover in 1997 and then worked as an equity-research editor for major investment banks, primarily Credit Suisse. She was the managing editor of Imprint, an annual anthology of women's writing, and president of the Women in Publishing Society (www.hkwips.org). After forming Haven Books, Dania helped establish the Independent Publishers of Hong Kong, a fast expanding industry group. She holds a degree in commerce from the University of Toronto and a master's in English literature from Northwestern University, Chicago.
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