Short Books

Founded in 2001 by former journalists Rebecca Nicolson and Aurea Carpenter, Short Books has established itself as a publisher of first-class, entertaining non-fiction. Notable successes have included bestselling Amo, amas, amat… And all that by Harry Mount, How to be a bad Birdwatcher by Simon Barnes, The Good Granny Guide by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall and The Social Animal, by David Brooks. We are a small company, and pride ourselves on being light on our feet – and thereby making a success of potentially high-risk or less obvious titles that the larger houses would turn down without a second look. In 2008, Short Books launched its fiction list, which is growing year on year. Spring 2012 will see more exciting debut novels from new talent.