Anvil Publishing

Anvil Publishing, Inc., is the publishing arm of National Book Store. It publishes print books, e-books, and audiobooks.

Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Parent companyNational Book Store
StatusPrivate
FoundedFebruary 1990 (1990-02)
FounderKarina Bolasco
Country of originPhilippines
Headquarters location7/F Quad Alpha Centrum Building, 125 Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong
DistributionNationwide
Key peopleAlexandra “Xandra” Ramos-Padilla
(President)
Publication typesBooks
Imprints
  • Bliss Books
  • Pride Press
  • Spark Books
  • Take Five Books
[1]
RevenueUS$465.8 thousand (2019)[2]
No. of employees~51 to 200[3]
Official websitewww.anvilpublishing.com

Anvil is a nationwide book dealer to network servicing dealers in the Philippines which includes National Book Store (Anvil's parent company), Goodwill Book Store, Rex Book Store, and Solidaridad.

Anvil is an eleven-time Publisher of the Year awardee, as cited by the Manila Critics Circle.[4]

In 2016, founder Karina Bolasco left the company after 25 years.[5]

In July 2020, General Manager Andrea Pasion-Flores resigned after three years in the company.[6]

In 2018, Anvil Publishing, under the imprint Anvil Audio,[7] published its first audiobook titled Dear Universe: Poems on Love, Longing, and Finding Your Place in the Cosmos[8] by Pierra Calasanz-Labrador and narrated by actress Joyce Pring.

Notable titles
  • Almario, Virgilio (translator). El Filibusterismo. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Almario, Virgilio (translator). Noli Me Tangere. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Yuson, Alfred A. Voyeurs & Savages.
  • Bautista, Lualhati. Dekada '70.
  • Joaquin, Nick. The Woman Who Had Two Navels.
  • Joaquin, Nick. May Day Eve and Other Stories.
  • Joaquin, Nick. Tropical Baroque: Four Manileño Theatricals.
  • Bulosan, Carlos. America Is in the Heart.
  • Bautista, Lualhati. Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa?
  • Bautista, Lualhati. Desaparesidos.

References
  1. "Imprints - Anvil Publishing Inc". Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. "Anvil Publishing Inc Company Profile". EMIS.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. "Anvil Publishing Overview". Glassdoor. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer-1109/20121126/282544425595209. Retrieved 2019-11-08 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "JessicarulestheUniverse | Because we love our publisher, Karina Bolasco JessicarulestheUniverse". 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. "Andrea Pasion-Flores | LinkedIn".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "About Anvil Audio". Anvil Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. ALCARAZ, MACY. "Q&A: Joyce Pring, who lent her voice to 'Dear Universe', PHL's first audiobook". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
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