Hogs Back Books Ltd is a family independent children's book publisher based in Guildford, Surrey (UK).

History

Hogs Back Books was founded in 2010 by Karen Stevens, a former medical journalist, and Tom Stevens, a former civil engineer. The company name comes from its location on the

Hog's Back The Hog's Back is a hilly ridge, part of the North Downs in Surrey, England. It runs between Farnham in the west and Guildford in the east. Name Compared with the main part of the Downs to the east of it, it is a narrow elongated ridge, hen ...

, a ridge of chalk that lies between Guildford and Farnham in Surrey. With its pig's snout logo and its motto “a nose for a good book...”, Hogs Back Books publishes books from newcomers and sells them through various retail outlets including non-mainstream ones such as farm shops and art galleries (

Tate Modern Tate Modern is an art gallery located in London. It houses the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art, and forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It ...

). They have also partnered with

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, the fish restaurant chain. In 2013, they teamed up wit
Inpress Books
a sales and marketing agency for independent publishers in the UK supported by Arts Council England and specialising in literary fiction and poetry.

Books published

Hogs Back Books publishes fiction books aimed to children up to 10. Amongst its most notable titles, ''Boris the Boastful Frog'' was recommended by ''

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'' in 2013 as one of the best books of the year for young children. For the release of the title ''O is for Olympics'', part of its ''Alphabet'' series, the company joined the Olympic flame’s journey and met with independent bookshops to gather comments on their experiences. Tanya Fenton, former animator for

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, is one of its authors (''Three Silly Chickens'') and illustrators (''Three Silly Chickens'' and ''Croc on the Rock'').

References

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External links

Hogs Back Books website

Hogs Back Books blog

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Children's book publishers Companies based in Guildford Publishing companies established in 2010