Joffe Books

Novels, Crime & Mystery Fiction
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WINNER – Best Publisher/The People’s Book Prize, 2024

About Joffe Books

Joffe Books is the UK’s largest independent fiction publisher by title count.

“In the end, everything comes down to great books by great authors. We just make sure the amazing readers discover them.” —Jasper Joffe

Founded in 2014, Joffe Books prides themselves on innovative publishing. Joffe was shortlisted for Independent Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. They won the IPG Trade Publisher of the Year in 2023 and Best Publisher at The People’s Book Prize 2024.

Awards

– IPG Trade Publisher of the Year 2023
– Joffe Books Prize 2022
– British Book Awards, Indie Publisher of the Year 2022

Joffe Books Submissions

Unsolicited submission welcome. No agent needed.

Joffe Books is one of the UK’s leading independent publishers of commercial fiction, especially crime and mystery fiction. Joffe accepts submissions from agented writers and debut authors as well.

Favorite genres include crime fiction, mysteries, psychological thrillers, cozy crime, police procedurals, chillers, suspense and domestic noir. They also publish women’s fiction, fantasy, historical fiction and romance novels, including WWII romances and sagas.

Complete ms OK. Submissions are welcome from anywhere in the world. English-only please.

Joffe 2025 titles

– The Midnight Killer
– The Best Wild Idea
– The Widower
– Things We Need To Say
– The Cow Shed

2026 titles

– Because You’re Worth It by Sally Jenkins
– The Family Secret by Jade Lee Wright

Acquisitions

The Goddess of Death by Rupa Mahadevan (Fiction) – When a king calls a hunt for a phoenix in a deadly, magical forest, a friends’ reunion for the Indian dolls festival ends in murder when the ritual is broken and the dolls reveal secrets.

Meet the Editors

Jasper Joffe (CEO & Founder) – Jasper is a painter, curator, and writer. He studied at the Royal College of Art, and was a scholar at The British School of Rome. Joffe was named a Bookseller Rising Star.

Emilie Marneur (Managing Director) – Originally a literary scout, Emilie helped launch Audible UK. Next, she helped establish Amazon UK, working in the fiction category. A short stint at Bonnier, then to Joffe.

Kate Lyall Grant (Publishing Director) – Kate goes all the way back to Hodder & Stoughton in the 80s. Since then, her credits include Simon & Schuster UK, Hodder & Stoughton (Again), and most recently, Severn House.

Joffe in the news…

Joffe Books Makes Major Acquisition

Jasper Joffe, CEO of independent publisher Joffe Books, has acquired The Book Folks from previous owner Erik Empson for an undisclosed sum. This latest purchase cements Joffe’s position as the UK’s largest independent fiction publisher by title count. In 2023, Joffe bought Lume and Choc Lit, and now publishes across all genres from romance to thrillers, from history to horror to action adventure.

All Book Folks members of staff will be retained. Joffe will be taking over the list of around 400 books and 40 authors, and with a laser-like focus on marketing and design, will be relaunching the books to a whole new gamut of readers, as well as continuing to publish existing authors under The Book Folks imprint.

Founded in 2014, The Book Folks specializes in high-quality crime fiction.

See if your book fits in with these Joffe titles.

Joffe Books
Finsgate
5-7 Cranwood Street
London EC1V 9EE
United Kingdom

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