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Sunnycroft Books is a small publisher in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to bringing out the works of Ardyth Kennelly (1912-2005). Kennelly gained national fame in the 1950s when she published five novels, two of them best-sellers. Sunnycroft Books published her two surviving novels posthumously, as well as her two memoirs. A volume of selections from her letters, poetry, and shorter writings is currently being prepared.

"Sunnycroft" is the name Ardyth gave to the farmhouse in rural Polk County, Oregon, where she lived from about 1969 to 1972. The house—named in honor of Ardyth's nephew "Sonny" Olsen—was next to a filbert orchard, which provided the inspiration for the Sunnycroft Books logo.