At Severn House we are dedicated to publishing unputdownable genre fiction: from gritty procedurals to cosy mysteries and tense thrillers, as well as sci-fi, horror, romance, historical fiction, and more. Founded in 1974, Severn House began life as a publisher of hardback fiction for libraries – and even as we’ve grown and developed, we still love working with libraries. In 2017 we were acquired by Canongate Books, the British Book Awards’ Independent Publisher of the Year, 2021. Working with Canongate, we’ve been able to get our books into more bookshops and to more readers than before, while keeping our identity and independence.