David and Charles

Statement on trade with Russia

We continue to be appalled by the war in Ukraine, the resultant loss of life, and the humanitarian crisis. Since the start of the war, we have ceased all trading with Russia for the export of books and sales of rights. We are committed to supporting the people of Ukraine. In late 2022 we covered […]

David and Charles

Call for Submissions: Wellbeing Books

We have been delighted to welcome a new member to the team this week, with Lizzie Kaye joining us as a commissioning editor for our emerging wellbeing publishing list. Lizzie is a former commissioning editor at Unbound, where she published illustrated titles and graphic novels with a focus on market trends. In June 2020, she […]

Independent Publishing Awards Winner

Independent Publishing Awards: Winners!

We were recently announced as winners at the 2021 Independent Publishing Awards, in the category of Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year. These awards are independently judged and we were up against some tough opposition. As you can imagine, we are delighted! This recognition extends to everyone who works with us; our authors, distributors, agents, […]

Coming Soon: Bookmarked – The Creative Books Hub

We’re excited to be announcing the upcoming launch of a new website and online community for readers of art and craft books, Bookmarked – The Creative Books Hub. This is a project we are jointly working on with Search Press. You can download the joint Press Release here. Set for launch in Spring 2021, the […]

Thank-you for your support

I want to take a moment to thank our customers, suppliers, freelancers, business partners, authors, staff, and the many supportive friends of our company. 2020 began with the optimism and excitement of the first full year trading as an independent company while celebrating the 60th anniversary of the David and Charles name. The COVID pandemic […]

Why Bookshop.org?

We’ve recently updated our website so that all of the links to buy our books point to Bookshop.org. There is a separate link for customers in the UK and those in the USA. Publisher websites linking to retailers can be contentious. There are so many great places that you can buy our books, from our […]