The Joffe Books Prize is looking for a talented new crime fiction writer of colour, with one of the UK’s largest literary prizes for the winner. This year the Joffe Books Prize judging panel includes A.A. Chaudhuri, bestselling author of She’s Mine, and literary agent Gyamfia Osei from Andrew Nurnberg Associates. The prize invites submissions from unagented authors from Black, Asian, Indigenous and minority ethnic backgrounds writing in crime fiction genres including: electrifying psychological thrillers, cosy mysteries, gritty police procedurals, twisty chillers, unputdownable suspense myste ..read more

We’re thrilled to be shortlisted for the CWA Dagger award for the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher! The prestigious CWA Daggers are the oldest crime fiction awards celebrating the greatest authors and publishers in the crime writing genre. We’re truly honoured to be part of such a fantastic list. The winners will be announced on 4th July. For more information, visit the website ..read more

We’re thrilled to be longlisted for the CWA Dagger award for the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher! The prestigious CWA Daggers are the oldest crime fiction awards celebrating the greatest authors and publishers in the crime writing genre. We’re truly honoured to be part of such a fantastic list. The shortlists for the awards will be announced at the CrimeFest convention on 10th May and the winners will be revealed on 4th July. For more information, visit the website ..read more

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