Welbeck Publishing Group

Welbeck Publishing Group
Founded2019
FoundersMark Smith & Marcus Leaver
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon, W1
DistributionHarperCollins (UK),[1] Sterling Publishing (US)[2]
Publication typesBooks
ImprintsWelbeck, Welbeck Children's, Flame, Balance, Mountain Leopard Press, Orange Hippo!
Official websitewww.welbeckpublishing.com

Welbeck Publishing Group, formerly Carlton Publishing Group, is a London-based independent book publisher of fiction, narrative and illustrated non-fiction, as well as gift and children's books. Established in 2019 by Executive Directors Mark Smith and Marcus Leaver,[3] the business specialises in commercial publishing in 30 languages and in more than 60 countries around the world, across all genres and categories.

Welbeck's imprints include Welbeck (Fiction and Non-Fiction), Balance (Lifestyle and MBS), Orange Hippo! (gifts), Welbeck Children's, Flame (Middle-Grade Fiction) and Mountain Leopard Press (Literary and Translations).

Notable authors include Paul McKenna, Jessie Cave, Linda Calvey, Ruby Wax, Freya North, Dr Hilary Jones and Simon Thomas.

In 2022, Hachette UK acquired Welbeck Publishing Group.[4]

  1. ^ "SUPPLY". HarperCollins Corporate. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ "SUPPLY". Sterling Publishing. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ Chandler, Mark (1 April 2019). "Leaver and Smith buy Carlton Books and launch new publishing group". The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ Milliot, Jim (5 December 2022). "Hachette UK Buys Welbeck Publishing Group". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 23 December 2023.