David and Charles are delighted to announce the appointment of Nigel Browning as Senior Commissioning Editor – Art. The newly created position will lead on the strategy and commissioning for the company’s growing practical art list. Nigel will take up the role from November 2023. Nigel joins David and Charles with a wealth of publishing […]
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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 announce sales, marketing and distribution agreement with Exisle Publishing
David and Charles will distribute Exisle Publishing books (Exisle), including imprints EK Books and Little Pink Dog Books, in a new agreement to begin in July 2022. The David and Charles in house team will oversee sales and marketing, with books being distributed through GBS. The list is being distributed on an exclusive basis in […]
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: 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, […]
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and David & Charles announce online learning partnership
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kew) and David & Charles have today announced a partnership to provide online learning courses. Set for launch in Autumn 2021, the initial range of courses will provide instruction in botanical art across watercolour, pencil drawing and pen and ink. Courses will be delivered online, through a mix of video tuition […]
David and Charles tops £5m revenues in its first trading period as an independent publisher
David and Charles Ltd has reported revenues of over £5m in its first 18 months of trading. The imprint was bought out from the bankruptcy of F+W Media Inc. in 2019 by the current management team with investment from Martin and Caroline de la Bedoyere, owners of Search Press. For the calendar year 2020, revenues […]
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 […]