Coronet Books was established in 1966 as the

paperback A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. In contrast, hardcover (hardback) books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, le ...

imprint of

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. The imprint was closed in 2004 but then relaunched in 2010, publishing fiction and non-fiction in

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and

, including works by Chris Ryan,

Lorna Byrne Lorna Byrne (born 25 March 1953) is an Irish author and peace ambassador. She is best known for her bestselling memoir, ''Angels in My Hair'' (2008). ''A Message of Hope from the Angels'' (2012) and ''Love from Heaven'' (2014) debuted at No. 1 o ...

, and Auberon Waugh.

Selected works

* '' The French Connection'' –

Robin Moore Robert Lowell Moore Jr. (October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an American writer who wrote ''The Green Berets'', '' The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy'', and with Xaviera Hollander and ...

* ''

The Anderson Tapes ''The Anderson Tapes'' is a 1971 American crime film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery and featuring Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam and Alan King. The screenplay was written by Frank Pierson, based upon a best-selling 1970 novel of ...

'' – Lawrence Sanders (1971) * ''The Shakeout'' - Ken Follett (1975) * ''Bring on the Empty Horses'' –

David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was a British actor, soldier, memoirist, and novelist. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Major Pollock in '' Separate Tables'' (1958). Niven's other role ...

(1977) *

R. F. Delderfield Ronald Frederick Delderfield (12 February 1912 – 24 June 1972) was an English novelist and dramatist, some of whose works have been adapted for television and film. Biography Childhood in London and Surrey Ronald Frederick Delderfield ...

, including the Avenue series and the A Horseman Riding By trilogy * P. G. Wodehouse, including ''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' (1977), ''Joy in the Morning'' (1977), ''Plum Pie'' (1983) * ''The Moon’s a Balloon'' –

(1981) *

Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist, life peer, convicted criminal, and former politician. Before becoming an author, Archer was a Member of Parliament (1969–1974), but did not ...

, including '' Kane and Abel'' (1981), '' The Prodigal Daughter'' (1983), and '' Shall We Tell the President?'' (1984) * Mary Stewart, including the Merlin Trilogy in paperback: ''The Crystal Cave'', ''The Hollow Hills'', and ''The Last Enchantment'' (all 1983) * Reissue of '' The Colditz Story'' – P.R. Reid (1983) * ''Love Story'' – Erich Segal (1986) * '' The Life and Loves of a She-Devil'' –

Fay Weldon Fay Weldon CBE, FRSL (born Franklin Birkinshaw; 22 September 1931 – 4 January 2023) was an English author, essayist and playwright. Over the course of her 55-year writing career, she published 31 novels, including '' Puffball'' (1980), '' T ...

(1986) * ''The Kill Zone'' – Chris Ryan (2010) * '' Kiss Me, Chudleigh: The World According to Auberon Waugh'' – ed. by William Cook (2010) * ''Stairways to Heaven'' –

(2010) * ''The Camera Never Lies'' – Tess Daly (2011) * ''Osama'' – Chris Ryan (2012) * ''Skimming Stones and Other Ways of Being in the Wild'' – Rob Cowen and Leo Critchley (2012) * ''The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World'' – Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman (2012) * ''Happy Days'' –

Olly Murs Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television presenter. He was runner-up on the sixth series of '' The X Factor'' in 2009 and was subsequently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom ...

(2012) * ''Sidemen: The Book'' – Sidemen (2016)

References

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