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Two of the UK’s leading independent publishers to join forces

 

Canongate Books and Walker Books announced today the beginning of a new imprint that will publish editions of Canongate titles aimed specifically at the young adult market.  The new partnership will also offer an appealing vehicle for other future publishing projects.

 

The Walker/Canongate list will launch in July 2010 with Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, Niccolo Ammaniti’s I’m Not Scared, Kelly Link’s Pretty Monsters and Matt Haig’s The Radleys, all of which are books that have been, or will be, published on the Canongate adult list.  The books will be marketed and represented by the Walker sales team, and distributed through MDL.

 

Jamie Byng, Managing Director of Canongate, commented, “I’ve long admired the Walker list, both in terms of its range and quality, and so the prospect of launching a list with them is a thrilling one.  Not only do I think it is tremendously exciting for our two companies but also for those writers involved, their books and most importantly, young readers.  I hope it will be a long and fruitful partnership”

 

Helen McAleer, Managing Director of Walker Books, added, "Walker has a reputation for being the most innovative and creative independent publisher of high quality books for children, a reputation Canongate shares for its adult publishing programme. The Walker Canongate partnership is a hugely exciting opportunity that not only unites our two companies, but enables us to put a range of bestselling, award-winning books into the hands of the next generation of adult readers."

 

For further information contact :

 

Angela Robertson, Head of Publicity at Canongate Books on 0131 524 9332 or angela.robertson@canongate.co,uk

 

Alice Burden, Head of Publicity at Walker Books on 020 7396 2458 or alice.burden@walker.co.uk.

 

  • 14/12/2009