John Blake Publishing Acquired

Bonnier Publishing has announced it has acquired commercial non-fiction publisher, John Blake Publishing.

Founded in 1991 by former journalist John Blake, the book publisher specializes in high profile, mass-market non-fiction. Bestselling titles include Being Jordan by Katie Price, Not Quite a Geordie by Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan and The Breaking Bad Cookbook by Chris Mitchell.

John Blake Books published 110 titles in 2015, with an annual turnover of GBP 2.2 million.

The company will become part of Bonnier Publishing’s Kings Road Publishing division, led by CEO Perminder Mann. The non-fiction publisher will remain at its current location in Fulham, with Blake staying on in his current role and reporting to Mann.

The acquisition takes place with immediate effect and there are no planned changes to the number of staff.