At Pan Macmillan we publish a broad and vibrant range of books for audiences of all ages from dazzling bestsellers to influential prize-winners; books to inspire lifelong readers and listeners to enduring classics for generations to come. The fourth largest UK publisher, we pride ourselves on publishing successfully and sustainably and are committed to working together to positively impact culture and society at large. Our brilliant authors and illustrators include: Dapo Adeola, Tomi Adeyemi, Kate and Kay Allinson, Pam Ayres, David Baldacci, Floella Benjamin, Nancy Birtwhistle, Olivie Blake, Rod Campbell, Cassandra Clare, Ann Cleeves, Hernan Diaz, Emma Donoghue, Carol Ann Duffy, Julia Donaldson, Allie Esiri, Andy Griffiths, Kristin Hannah, France Hardinge, Robert Hardman, Natalie Haynes, Lenny Henry, Alan Hollinghurst, Morgan Housel, Peter James, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Vex King, Casey McQuiston, Lydia Monks, Kate Morton, Kate Mosse, David Olusoga, John Patrick Green, Alexandra Potter, Patrick Radden Keefe, TJ Klune, Marcus Rashford, Camilla Reid, Chris Riddell, Lucinda Riley, CJ Sansom, Axel Scheffler, Danielle Steel, Douglas Stuart, Karen Swan, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Colm Tóibín, Louis Theroux, Leah Williamson and Hanya Yanighara. Macmillan was founded in 1843 by Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, two brothers from a crofting family on the Scottish Isle of Arran: Daniel was the business brain, while Alexander laid the literary foundations, publishing great authors and poets including Lewis Carroll, Christina Rosetti and Thomas Hardy. Pan was founded 100 years later by Alan Bott and became one of the first popular paperback publishers in the UK. Pan published many famous authors for the first time in paperback, including Ian Fleming and Agatha Christie. In 1987, Pan became wholly owned by Macmillan and the company became known as Pan Macmillan.