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{{Short description|Publishing company based in Toronto}}
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'''Key Porter Books''' was a [[book publishing]] company based in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada. Founded in 1979 by [[Anna Porter]], later well known as a writer, the company specialized in Canadian [[non-fiction]], although it published some fiction too. It ceased operations in January 2011.

== Writers ==

Key Porter published books by authors including [[Farley Mowat]], [[Claire Mowat]], [[Allan Fotheringham]], [[Conrad Black]], [[Erika Ritter]], [[Pamela Wallin]], [[George Bowering]], [[Diane Francis]], [[Joan Barfoot]], [[Maude Barlow]], [[Stevie Cameron]], [[Brian Lee Crowley]], [[Dennis Lee (author)|Dennis Lee]], [[Mark Bourrie]], [[Paul Cellucci]], [[Jean Chrétien]], [[M.A.C. Farrant]] and [[Cleo Paskal]].

== Business ==

Key Porter Books was founded in 1979 by [[Anna Porter]]<ref name=CBC2/> and Key Publishers Limited of Toronto, Ontario.

Porter sold her stake in 2004{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} and a controlling interest was acquired that July by the Canadian publishing company H.B. Fenn; Harold Fenn, chairman.<ref name=CBC1/>

The head office was located on the 10th floor of the historic Lumsden Building at 6 Adelaide Street East{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} in downtown Toronto until September/October 2010, when Key Porter laid off 11 of 17 employees and relocated to a commercial business park in [[Bolton, Ontario]]<ref name=CBC1/> (in the northwest of Greater Toronto). There it shared offices with H.B. Fenn Company Limited and Fenn Publishing Limited.

On 7 January 2011, Key Porter publisher Jordan Fenn announced the suspension of operations and laid off the remaining staff.<ref name=CBC2/> At the time, it was reported that all book releases would continue as scheduled via H.B. Fenn.<ref name=CBC2/>

==References==

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<ref name=CBC1>
{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/key-porter-books-closes-toronto-office-1.885005 |title=Key Porter Books closes Toronto office |date=30 September 2010 |publisher=CBC News (cbc.ca) |access-date=2011-01-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003125427/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2010/09/30/key-porter-layoffs.html |archive-date=2010-10-03 }}</ref>
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{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/key-porter-books-ceases-operations-1.989153 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211103550/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/key-porter-books-ceases-operations-1.989153 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |title=Key Porter Books ceases operations |date=7 January 2011 |publisher=CBC |accessdate=2011-01-07 }}</ref>
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120214200906/http://keyporter.com/index.html Key Porter Books] (1998 to 2012) – archived 2012-02-14; latest copy 2012-07-17 lacks some features
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