Canongate Books (often simply Canongate) is a Scottish independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh; it is named for the Canongate area of the city. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Canongate is a small district at the heart of Scotlands capital city. ...

It was originally a speciality press focusing on Scottish-interest books, generally with small print runs; its most major author was Alasdair Gray. In 1994 it was bought out by employee Jamie Byng, using funds provided by his stepfather Christopher Bland, and began to publish more general works, including the highly successful Pocket Canons editions of books of the Bible, as well as the Payback Press and Rebel Inc. imprints.^[1][2] Alasdair Gray (born December 28, 1934) is a Scottish writer and artist. ... Sir Francis Christopher Buchan Bland (born circa 1939), known as Christopher Bland is a British businessman and politician. ... Pocket Canons are a series of small booklets that feature introductions by various authors along with the text of selected Books of the Bible. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ... Rebel Inc. ...

Among its most notable recent publications is Life of Pi, the first Scottish-published book to win the Booker Prize or to sell a million copies in its first year.^[3] Life of Pi is a novel by Canadian author Yann Martel. ... The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known as the Man Booker Prize, or simply the Man Booker, is one of the worlds most important literary prizes, and awarded each year for the best original novel written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland in...

References

1. ^ Canongate Books - The mane man, Catherine Deveney, The Scotsman, 24th October 2005
2. ^ Bada Byng, bada boom, Iain Sharp, stuff.co.nz, 9th July 2006
3. ^ Life Of Pi hits one million sales as Spielberg eyes movie chance, Liam McDougall, Sunday Herald, 10th August 2003

See also

• Scottish Publishers Association

External links

• Canongate Books website
• The Branching-Out Guide to Independent Presses