- Keen communications
Keen Communications, LLC., is a book publishing and packaging company created in 2007 through the merger of Menasha Ridge Press in Birmingham, Alabama, and Clerisy Press in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The principle owners are Bob Selinger and Richard Hunt, along with several private investors.
Keen Communications publishes books in the areas of outdoor recreation, travel, sports, health and fitness, nature, and business. The books are how-to and where-to information for participants, retailers, and manufacturers in these areas.
Keen Communications is made up of two book imprints.
Menasha Ridge Press
Menasha Ridge Press—located in Birmingham, Alabama—is a book publisher and packager for the outdoor recreation and travel industries. Founded by Bob Sehlinger in 1982, Menasha Ridge is an independent book publisher covering the outdoors, wilderness sport, wildlife, cooking, history, adventure, dining, and travel worldwide. Artists whose work has been published by Menasha Ridge are Colin Angus, Richard Bangs, Tao Berman, Jon Bowermaster, M. J. Eberhart, Johnny Molloy, William Nealy, Andre Skurka, Buck Tilton, and others.
Menasha Ridge also packages "Unofficial Guides" series for Wiley publishing.
Clerisy Press
Clerisy Press—located in Cincinnati, Ohio—is a book publisher in the areas of sports, sports medicine, health, fitness, nutrition, business, and travel. It was founded in 2006 by Richard Hunt. Clerisy’s first book published was Crosley, by Rusty McClure, Michael A. Banks, and David Stern.
Other Clerisy Press authors include former Olympic marathoner Julie Isphording and founder of the Eureka! Ranch Doug Hall.
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