Fox Chapel Publishing got its start in 1991 when Alan Giagnocavo relocated to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from Canada. Alan had worked at a family bookstore for many years, and moved to the United States to start a business of his own. While making his journey to Lancaster, he passed through Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, a community near Pittsburgh. He knew he wanted a name associated with an animal mascot and felt the fox's quick-witted traits were fitting for his new company – Fox Chapel Publishing!