Hogs Back Books Ltd is a family independent children's book publisher based in

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(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, Surrey, Farnham in the west and Guildford in the east. Toponym Compared with the main part of the Downs to the east of it, it is a narrow el ...

, a ridge of chalk that lies between

and

Farnham Farnham is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a tributary of the ...

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 (

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). 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

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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

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Hogs Back Books blog

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