As Joffe Books celebrates its tenth year, we are delighted to announce the hiring of Emilie Marneur as our new Managing Director. Emilie is currently Director of audience and business development at Bonnier Books UK. Previously Editor in Chief at Amazon Publishing, she has an immensely impressive track record in digital publishing and was originally hired by Bonnier to set up their highly successful new digital-first imprint Embla Books, launching the careers of many bestselling authors including Patricia Wolf and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett. Emilie’s new remit will see her propelling Joffe Books ..read more

Joffe Books will celebrate its tenth anniversary in May with a fabulous garden party at the Royal Over-Seas League in London for authors, agents and all those who have contributed to our incredible journey over the past decade. Attendees will receive exclusive tenth anniversary Joffe tote bags and mugs. The celebrations include a specially commissioned Bookseller cover by renowned contemporary artist Adam Dant, released on 12 April. We will also be offering a competition for readers to win a year’s worth of books. The Bookseller cover highlights the company’s phenomenal revenue growth of 3,35 ..read more

We are bursting with pride to announce that Editorial director Emma Grundy Haigh has been shortlisted for Editor of the Year at the 2024 British Book Awards! Many congratulations on this well-deserved recognition for your dedication to shaping incredible stories! The Bookseller wrote: “Editorial director Emma Grundy Haigh was at the heart of an exceptional year for Joffe Books. She took on romance imprint Choc Lit after it was acquired in early 2023, reassuring authors, revitalising marketing and multiplying sales. She also found time to edit elsewhere at Joffe and run its Books Prize.” The w ..read more

We're honoured to be shortlisted as Independent Publisher of the Year at the 2024 British Book Awards! We would like to extend a huge thank you to our incredible authors for entrusting us with their stories and to our amazing readers for their unwavering support! The Bookseller wrote: '“Joffe Books is shortlisted for the fifth time in a row. After acquiring romance list Choc Lit and digital publisher Lume in 2023 it can claim to be the UK’s largest independent publisher by title count. Other massive numbers in 2023 included 3.5 million books sold in digital and print and more than one billion ..read more

We are absolutely delighted to share that Joffe Books author Joy Ellis has been listed in the top 50 downloads through Audible in 2023 with gripping crime thriller Guard Her With Your Life. The brand-new standalone title from Ellis has been described by readers as ‘a strong mystery’ with ‘suspense, intrigue, action, and great detective work’ and follows the unputdownable story of Detective Sam Helsdown. READ MORE HERE. GUARD HER WITH YOUR LIFE IS OUT NOW ..read more

PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF JOY ELLIS’ LATEST BEST-SELLING TITLE THE BAG OF SECRETS HERE ..read more

Joffe Books is thrilled to announce the winner of the Joffe Books Prize 2023: Renita D’Silva, for her compelling psychological thriller, The Neighbour. The Joffe Books Prize for Crime Writers of Colour was established in direct response to the paucity of diverse voices being published in crime fiction. Its explicit aim is to actively seek out writers from communities that are underrepresented in our genre and support them in building sustainable careers, while simultaneously discovering brilliant new talent to join our bestselling list. Since its launch in 2021, the Joffe Books Prize has be ..read more

Joffe Books author Caleb Stephens has been awarded Best Psychological Thriller in the 2023 Best Thrillers Book Awards .com with his gripping brand-new title The Girls in the Cabin. The addictive thriller has been described by readers as “a true tour-de-force, delivering a thrilling and suspenseful ride that will leave you breathless . . . gripping and unforgettable.” Set in the stunning wilderness of the Colorado Flat Tops, this breathtaking thriller packed with shocking twists will make you question everything you think you know about family. Many congratulations to Caleb for this award! PUR ..read more

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Joffe Books has been shortlisted for Publisher of the Year at the RNA Industry Awards. The awards celebrate the work and talent of any person, group or organisation that has championed the broad genre of romantic fiction. Laura James, the RNA Industry Awards organiser, commented, ‘For the past five years as Industry Awards Organiser, I’ve witnessed many changes in the world, including the role of social media within the publishing industry, but the passion for romantic fiction remains. It grows stronger by the letter; by the chapter; by each book. I ..read more

We are utterly thrilled to announce two of our incredible authors took home a clean sweep of awards at the annual Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) Conference. A big congratulations to Katy Turner for winning the Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers with her novel LET'S JUST BE FRIENDS! And a massive congratulations to Sally Jenkins for winning the Elizabeth Goudge Award for her one-thousand-word opening for a novel on the theme: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder ..read more