Client Story

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Lucy Noland Archimedes’ Printing Shoppe & Sundry Goodes

Lucy Noland is an award winning broadcast journalist, co-founder, and author at Archimedes’ Printing Shoppe & Sundry Goodes, a publisher that combines good ol’ fashioned fun with purpose. All of Archimedes’ books and products are made with pets, people and our planet in mind.

The Gata Unbound series is no exception. In Gata Unbound: Gata’s Date with Destiny and Santo & Rini Vow to Save ‘Em All, the inspiring feline characters model respect, kindness and hope; characteristics that guide the entire Archimedes’ team in their projects.

Lucy and her co-founder, Susan Russell, chose MCRL Group as their printer of choice because of our eco-friendly print options and partnership with Trees for the Future.

Printed series

The Gata Unbound series are beautifully written and illustrated books printed on Bamboo paper with soy-based eco-friendly inks. The cover and spine are made from 100% recycled Eska®board.

Gata Unbound
Gata Unbound
Gata Unbound
Gata Unbound
Square children’s hardcover book titled Gata Unbound by Lucy Noland and S. J. Russell, shown with callouts listing print specifications including 8.5 x 8.5 inch trim size, hardback binding, 76 inside pages, 100 lb bamboo paper, soy ink, and Eska board cover with matte lamination and spot gloss UV.

When Susan and I discovered the environmentally conscious MCRL we were over-the-moon thrilled. Planet friendly? Check. Then we talked with the MCRL team. Patient and kind? Check. (When you’re new to book publishing, like us, that’s key.) Phenomenal quality? Check.

Our illustrated books knocked the socks off a storied independent bookseller based in New York City and Philadelphia which called them “simply top tier.”

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In fact, they liked our books so much they did an entire window display. I cannot sing the praises of MCRL loudly enough!quote mark

Archimedes’ commitment to sustainable printing contributed to their recent Kirkus Starred Review for TO SNAIL OR NOT TO SNAIL. Lucy and team was awarded the 2025 IBPA Gold Medal Award for Best Coffee Table Book.

2025 IBPA Coffee Table Book of the Year Award gold winner announcement for Jewel of the Missisquoi: Rewilding the Dixon Meadow