The Nursing Mother’s Companion in Publishers Weekly
Posted by Adam
Friday October 29, 2010Around the Harvard Common Press office, we’re always very excited when a book we publish is a success (although I suppose the same would be true of the entire publishing industry), especially when it’s a really big success and it touches so many lives. Now, on the cookbook side, that’s a bit harder to do, unless we publish a cookbook with recipes for really blow-away dishes that change people’s lives (no easy task), but on the pregnancy/childbirth side, there is much opportunity to create books that can have a lasting impact.
Such is the case with our Nursing Mother’s Companion, by Kathleen Huggins, which was just released in September 2010 in its 25th anniversary edition. First published in 1985, the book has gone on to become HCP’s bestselling book, not only because it covers a topic that is of great interest to new mothers, but also because the book is recognized as one of the leading information sources on the subject. So, we were pleased to see that Publishers Weekly (one of the top in-print/online magazines covering the book publishing industry) featured the book last week.
The article touches on a number of points related to the new edition, most specifically on the extensive revision that was done, with over 50% of the material in the book being new, and covering such topics as: breast pumps, nursing after a cesarean, problems associated with epidurals, herbal remedies for low milk supply, and nursing after gastric bypass surgery.
The article also goes into some detail about the companion books being published in conjunction with the new edition, specifically a breastfeeding diary, where moms can keep track of feedings and notes, as well as a Spanish language edition for American markets.
The full article can be found at: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/44918-harvard-common-releases-25th-anniversary-edition-of-nursing-mother-s-companion-.html
The Harvard Common Press is very excited to be providing premier information to expectant and new mothers and we look forward to another 25 years of growth and success in our pregnancy/childbirth publishing program.
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