Psichogios Publications is a Greek

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known for publishing fiction books for children and adults, mainly in Greece and Cyprus. Distribution is mostly via bookstores, by mail order, and through book fairs. The company also publishes most of its titles in electronic format; it has the largest catalog of ebooks in the Greek language and distribution takes place through iTunes, Kobo and nook. The company has the exclusive rights in the Greek language of the

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book series.

History

Psichogios Publications was founded in by Mr. Thanos Psichogios who published four children's fiction titles. In the 1980s the company was mostly known in the Greek readership for their children fiction with popular authors such as

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Michael Ende Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende (12 November 1929 – 28 August 1995) was a German writer of fantasy and children's fiction. He is known for his epic fantasy '' The Neverending Story'' (with its 1980s film adaptation and a 1995 animated television ...

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and others. Towards the end of the decade the company had a huge success with fiction for adults as well, after publishing the

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. In the 1990s the company expanded its catalog into more fiction titles for adults, while it enhanced its efforts in children's fiction. Some of the biggest hits for the company were

Arundhati Roy Suzanna Arundhati Roy (; born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel ''The God of Small Things'' (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the best-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. ...

's ''

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'', '' Captain Corelli's Mandolin'' by

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, ''Not Without My Daughter'' by

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regarding fiction for adults. In the late 1990s Psichogios Publications also published the first titles of the

series which later became very popular in the Greek market following the success of the series in the rest of the world. The beginning of the 21st century saw the company expanding its interest in Greek fiction. The company now publishes many best selling Greek authors like Lena Manta, Chrysa Dimoulidou, George Polirakis, Yiannis Kalpouzos, and many others. In 2014 the company celebrated 35 years in the book publishing industry. Their catalog consists of over 1600 titles that are designed to appeal to readers of all ages. Mr. Psichogios continues as company CEO to this day.

Authors

Psichogios Publications is the Greek home to J.K Rowling,

Philip Pullman Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. He is best known for the fantasy trilogy ''His Dark Materials''. The first volume, ''Northern Lights'' (1995), won the Carnegie Medal

Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie ( ; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern wor ...

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, Patrick Sueskind,

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Jeff Kinney Jeffrey Patrick Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American author and illustrator. He is best known for creating, writing and illustrating the children's book series ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. He also created the child-oriented website '' Po ...

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, Lena Manta, Giorgos Polirakis, Kostas Karakasis, Chrysa Dimoulidou, and many others.

Imprints

In 2006, Psichogios Publications created the imprint Ouranos Publications, to publish religious titles. Among these titles is the boo
Jesus Of Nazareth
written by

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Furthermore, the company publishes the magazine "Diadromes" which is a children's book magazine "devoted to children's and young adult literature"Diadromes Magazine , psichogios.gr
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References

External links

Official Website in English

Official Website in Greek
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