Canongate Books

Canongate Books Ltd.
Founded1973 (1973)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationEdinburgh, Scotland
DistributionThe Book Service (UK)
Grove Atlantic (US)
Key peopleJamie Byng, Publisher and Managing Director
Publication typesBooks
ImprintsSevern House Publishers
Official websitecanongate.co.uk

Canongate Books (trading as Canongate) is an independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]

It is named after the Canongate area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prize winning novel Life of Pi (2001). Canongate was named the British Book Awards Publisher of the Year in 2003 and 2009.[2][3]

  1. ^ "CANONGATE BOOKS LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".
  2. ^ https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/books/canongate-i-liked-it-so-much-i-bought-the-company-1-893485 [dead link]
  3. ^ Flood, Alison (2 June 2009). "Obama helps Canongate become publisher of the year". The Guardian.

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