Piatkus Books was launched thirty years ago from the spare bedroom of Judy Piatkus’ home in Loughton, Essex. Over the years, Piatkus has become one of the UK’s leading independent publishers of fiction and lifestyle titles, and has recently joined forces with Little, Brown in order to bring the wonderful range of books to a even wider readership.

Piatkus publishes a unique range of fiction and non-fiction. Our lifestyle list covers the areas of health, mind, body and spirit, self-help, business, personal development and all the topics that interest people in their daily lives. It includes international authorities such as Patrick Holford, the UK’s leading nutritionist, bestselling MBS authors Brian Weiss and Sylvia Browne, and bestselling business authors Richard Koch and Greg Lockwood.

Piatkus is also known for our wide variety of fiction, which includes romance, historical fiction, paranormal, supernatural and horror. The fiction list also has a strong US flavour and includes some of the biggest names in popular fiction including Nora Roberts and her alter-ego, J. D. Robb, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan and Julia Quinn, plus exciting new British authors such as Rosamund Lupton and Carolyn Jess-Cooke.