Salt Publishing

Salt Publishing Welcome to Salt, one of the UK’s great independent publishing houses. Beautiful books you won’t forget. Celebrating 25 years of independent publishing.

‘In a publishing world where everything seems to be about agglomeration, it’s cheering to see a company making a sustained case for the power of the small and the singular. I have been surprised and delighted by so many of Salt’s books over the years. It has compelled me to read outside the box. Watching its list grow and develop has been an unpredictable pleasure.’ Claire Armitstead, The Guardian



‘Salt Publishing arrived onto the UK’s vibrant independent publishing scene at the end of the 20th Century, and have embodied a pioneering spirit and boldness in keeping with the new century, while retaining a timeless adherence to editorial strength of taste and purpose. Over 20 years they’ve developed their publishing, with a sizeable backlist and prize-contending front list. It’ll be exciting to follow their story as they move into their third decade.’ Stephen Page, CEO, Faber & Faber

‘Salt is essential seasoning in the world of British books. A fine, independent list, published with great spirit.’ Robert McCrum, Associate Editor, Observer

Salt is one of UK’s foremost independent publishers, committed to the discovery and publication of contemporary British literature. We are advocates for writers at all stages of their careers and ensure that diverse voices can be heard in an abundant, global marketplace. We believe books are key to developing an imaginative life, and that the imagination is key to being fully human. We intend to make a positive difference to readers’ lives. We also believe books cannot succeed without being discovered, so we invest heavily in finding audiences through direct engagement, through the quality of our editing, design and manufacturing, and through creative sales, communication and publicity. Good publishing is participative and inclusive, yet dependent on judgement and, of course, you, the reader. Salt was founded in 1999. Our first publications were poetry and we rapidly developed an award-winning international list. We went on to win the Nielsen Innovation Award in the IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards in 2008 for our work in taking poetry to new audiences. Salt’s publishing soon expanded to include children’s poetry, Native American poetry, Latin American poetry in translation, poetry criticism, essays, literary companions, biography, theatre studies, writers’ guides and poetry chapbooks as well as a ground-breaking series of eBook novellas. By the end of 2010 we had published over 1,000 products and sold them internationally. In 2011, we began to focus our efforts on developing our fiction list. Since that time we have achieved considerable critical success in numerous literary awards, including winning the Polari First Book Prize (three times), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award (twice) and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Most notably, we have twice been nominated for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted in the Costa Book Awards. Today, Salt is considered one of UK’s leading independent publishers – a growing business that has an international impact.

Thank you for this utter beauty! Superb poems from .rees.12 🎉🥳🍾
18/12/2024

Thank you for this utter beauty! Superb poems from .rees.12 🎉🥳🍾

So pleased to have a copy of this classic!
18/12/2024

So pleased to have a copy of this classic!

Gifts they’ll love | Christmas at Saltwww.saltpublishing.comBeautiful books you won’t forget
16/12/2024

Gifts they’ll love | Christmas at Salt
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Beautiful books you won’t forget

To the Max: End-of-Year Crime with Maxim Jakubowski‘Intense, carried by an oblique and literary narrative voice, this is...
14/12/2024

To the Max: End-of-Year Crime with Maxim Jakubowski

‘Intense, carried by an oblique and literary narrative voice, this is the stuff of nightmares and a striking portrait of a couple whose sins just won’t let go of them, unable to detach themselves from a living nightmare with inexorable consequences. Oppressive, at times awkward to follow but nonetheless compelling, this is a hybrid thriller cm ghost story that packs a dark punch and will divide readers while deserving attention for its ambition and powerful voice.’

To the Max: End-of-Year Crime with Maxim Jakubowski Dec 14, 2024 Very few new books are actually published in December, so this final round-up for 2024 highlights a mix of titles I initially missed out on and which were brought to my attention by other reviewers, or novels that reached me too late f...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from your favourite coastal indie. 🎅🦌🎄
13/12/2024

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from your favourite coastal indie. 🎅🦌🎄

Thank you to EVERYONE who has reviewed a Salt title this year, whether this be in the media, on a blog, on Amazon! It's ...
11/12/2024

Thank you to EVERYONE who has reviewed a Salt title this year, whether this be in the media, on a blog, on Amazon!

It's been one of the most remarkable years for critical success – we can't recall a publishing year that has been better received. We are sincerely grateful – and so are our authors.

A miraculous year! Well it feels like that at team Salt. Twenty-five years ago, we began a journey that has since drawn ...
11/12/2024

A miraculous year! Well it feels like that at team Salt. Twenty-five years ago, we began a journey that has since drawn in half a million readers. Including you.

We want to celebrate all those who have been involved – our staff past and present in the UK, USA and Australia, our authors around the world the world, the wonderful agents, our sales teams and publicists, our distributors, and you.

We are about to open a new chapter at Salt – more on that soon. But here in this post are the book we released in our anniversary year, they are each little miracles. They will make you smile, and shudder, and laugh, and cry – they are the very best companions. You will remember each and every one of them.

Discover more about the 25th birthday list here: https://www.saltpublishing.com/collections/new-books

We have free postage on all our books until the 18th of December. Every book you buy will bring you pleasure and will keep Salt alive and help us to bring more beautiful books into our world. Thanks for supporting us, and Merry Christmas! 🎅🦌🎄

There's free shipping on all Salt books until 18th December and 10% off for email subscribers, too! Happy shopping from ...
28/11/2024

There's free shipping on all Salt books until 18th December and 10% off for email subscribers, too! Happy shopping from your favourite indie publishers.

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Pascale Petit's superb novel, My Hummingbird Father reviewed in the FT this weekend ...
16/11/2024

Pascale Petit's superb novel, My Hummingbird Father reviewed in the FT this weekend ...

16/11/2024

“The Literary Fiction you should be reading: Waiting For A Party by Vesna Salt, The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe, The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami”

Stephanie Cross reviews Vesna Main’s ‘Waiting for a Party’ in the Daily Mail.

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‘Salt is essential seasoning in the world of British books. A fine, independent list, published with great spirit.’ —Robert McCrum, Associate Editor, Observer Salt is one of UK’s foremost independent publishers, committed to the discovery and publication of contemporary British literature. We are advocates for writers at all stages of their careers and ensure that diverse voices can be heard in an abundant, global marketplace. We believe books are key to developing an imaginative life, and that the imagination is key to being fully human. We intend to make a positive difference to readers’ lives. We also believe books cannot succeed without being discovered and we invest heavily in finding audiences through direct engagement, through the quality of our editing, design and manufacturing, and through creative sales, communication and publicity. Good publishing is participative and inclusive, yet dependent on judgement and, of course, on you the reader. Salt was founded in Cambridge in 1999. Our first publications were poetry and we rapidly developed an award-winning international list. We went on to win the Nielsen Innovation Award in the IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards in 2008 for our work in taking poetry to new audiences. Salt’s publishing soon expanded to include children’s poetry, Native American poetry, Latin American poetry in translation, poetry criticism, essays, literary companions, biography, theatre studies, writers’ guides and poetry chapbooks as well as a ground-breaking series of eBook novellas. By the end of 2010 we had published over 1,000 products and sold them internationally. In 2011, we began to focus our efforts on developing our fiction and short story lists, gradually moving away from publishing in other genres. Since that time we have achieved considerable critical success in numerous literary awards, including winning the Polari First Book Prize (three times), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award (twice) and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Most notably, we have been nominated twice for the Man Booker Prize. Today, Salt is considered one of UK’s leading independent publishers – a growing business that has an international impact.