Pan Macmillan is one of the largest fiction and non-fiction book publishers in the UK and includes the imprints of Pan, Picador and Macmillan Children’s Books. The company has offices in 41 countries world-wide and operates in over 70 countries.
Macmillan is the hardback imprint of Pan Macmillan and publishes major British and international fiction authors as well as serious history, biography & memoir, politics, sport and current affairs. It also publishes a wide variety of annuals and series.
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Picador publishes outstanding international writing, fiction and non-fiction, in both hardback and paperback, and has numerous prize winners on its list. With an established reputation for groundbreaking non-fiction, publishing reportage, literary biography and memoir; Picador has also established a formidable poetry list.
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Boxtree specializes in film and TV tie-ins, pop music, sport, biographies and humour. Together with Sidgwick & Jackson it provides focus for Pan Macmillan’s brand, entertainment and media publishing.
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Sidgwick & Jackson publishes in commercial and popular non-fiction with a strong personality and, with Boxtree, specializes in high-profile biography and the history of popular culture. It also features the long-standing Sidgwick Military list, supported by an association with the Imperial War Museum and National Army Museum, publishing a number of acclaimed books.
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Tor UK is a London-based publisher of hardcover and paperback books committed to science fiction and fantasy writing. Its authors are regularly nominated for prestigious awards worldwide.
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Campbell Books is a leader in the specialist pre-school market. It was founded by Rod Campbell, the creator of many successful books for babies and toddlers, including the world-famous toddler classic, Dear Zoo, and is now an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Books. Campbell Books are designed to stimulate the senses and aid development - bright, bold and interactive, they invite readers to stroke, feel and join in as they enjoy the simple stories and rhymes. Babies can’t resist them!
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Macmillan Children’s Books is committed to publishing a wide range of quality books for 0-16 year olds. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, picture and novelty books. It aims to promote the enjoyment of reading and to build the readers of tomorrow. The list includes classics such as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Just William, a wealth of award-winning authors and illustrators such as Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Eva Ibbotson, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Elizabeth Laird and Michael Morpurgo; and enduringly popular authors like Meg Cabot, Georgia Byng and Gwyneth Rees.
The poetry list includes collections by Charles Causely, Valerie Bloom and Julia Donaldson – the author of the phenomenally successful The Gruffalo. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have together produced an enviable list of picture books that are loved by children and adults alike. Macmillan Children’s Books strong picture book list also contains exciting new talents like Emily Gravett and Rebecca Harry, as well as trusted favourites like Nick Sharratt and Jill Murphy. The non-fiction list includes Tony Robinson and Philip Ardagh.
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Launched in 2002, Young Picador primarily publishes fiction for teenage readers, but the list also includes poetry. The values of Young Picador are comparable to those of Picador – contemporary, cutting edge and unafraid to deal with difficult issues. Novels come from a variety of sources – UK authors, both new and established, the USA and Australia, and some novels in translation.
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Originally launched in 1995 as Macmillan Audio Books – 2003 Spoken Word Publishing Awards Audio Publisher of the Year - already ranks alongside the other top audiobook publishers in the UK. In 2007 Macmillan Audio Books was re-branded as Macmillan Digital Audio to reflect the growing importance of audio in the digital age.
We have an outstanding list of international best-selling adult and children’s authors, including Wilbur Smith, Agatha Christie, Colin Dexter, Minette Walters, Helen Fielding, James Herbert, Jeffrey Archer, Ken Follett, Clare Francis, John Simpson, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, to name just a few.
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Pan publishes a broad list of popular fiction and non-fiction in paperback and shares many of its bestselling authors with Macmillan. In non-fiction, Pan has a strong reputation in history, military history and biography. Pan also boasts an impressive list of original paperbacks, including novels by new authors as well as non-fiction titles in health and fitness and astrology, reference books and travel guides. Pan is also the market leader in puzzle books.
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Macmillan New Writing was launched in 2006 with the aim of discovering superb new novelists writing in all genres. It publishes one novel per month and welcomes submissions from unpublished novelists.
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As the UK’s number one self-help imprint, Rodale publishes highly acclaimed books on health, fitness, diet, cookery, spirituality and more.
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Kingfisher is an award-winning publisher of non-fiction and fiction for children of all ages. Known around the world for its informative and engaging reference and early-learning books, Kingfisher also receives widespread acclaim for its classic anthologies for five- to fourteen-year-olds and original picture books for very young children.
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Mantle is a new hardback and trade paperback imprint which launches on 7 May 2010. Its launch year includes new novels from Scott Turow, C. J. Sansom, Kate Morton and John Banville writing as Benjamin Black. It promises to feature the very best in crime, thriller, general and literary fiction and narrative non-fiction from major established bestsellers to the very best debuts who will become the stars of the future.
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