Coronet Books was established in 1966 as the

paperback A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with adhesive, glue rather than stitch (textile arts), stitches or Staple (fastener), staples. In contrast, hardcover (hardback) book ...

imprint of

Hodder & Stoughton Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint (trade name), imprint of Hachette (publisher), Hachette. History Early history The firm has its origins in the 1840s, with Matthew Hodder's employment, aged 14, with Messrs ...

. The imprint was closed in 2004 but then relaunched in 2010, publishing fiction and non-fiction in

hardback A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occas ...

and

, including works by

Chris Ryan Colin Armstrong (born 1961), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Chris Ryan, is an author, television presenter, security consultant and former Special Air Service sergeant. After the publication of fellow patrol member Andy McNa ...

, Lorna Byrne, and

Auberon Waugh Auberon Alexander Waugh (17 November 1939 – 16 January 2001) was an English journalist and novelist, and eldest son of the novelist Evelyn Waugh. He was widely known by his nickname "Bron". After a traditional classical education at Downside ...

Selected works

* '' The French Connection'' –

Robin Moore Robert Lowell Moore Jr. (October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an American writer who wrote '' The Green Berets'', '' The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy'', and with Xaviera Hollander and ...

* ''

The Anderson Tapes ''The Anderson Tapes'' is a 1971 American crime film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery and featuring Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam and Alan King. The screenplay was written by Frank Pierson, based upon a best-selling 1970 nov ...

'' –

Lawrence Sanders Lawrence Sanders (March 15, 1920 – February 7, 1998) was an American novelist and short story writer.Author Bibliography Archive.org/ref> Life Lawrence Sanders was born in Brooklyn in New York City. After public school he attended Wabash ...

(1971) * ''The Shakeout'' -

Ken Follett Kenneth Martin Follett, (born 5 June 1949) is a British author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 160 million copies of his works. Many of his books have achieved high ranking on best seller lists. For example, in the ...

(1975) * ''Bring on the Empty Horses'' –

David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was a British actor, soldier, memoirist, and novelist. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Major Pollock in ''Separate Tables'' (1958). Niven's other roles ...

(1977) * R. F. Delderfield, including the Avenue series and the A Horseman Riding By trilogy *

P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...

, including ''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' (1977), ''Joy in the Morning'' (1977), ''Plum Pie'' (1983) * ''The Moon’s a Balloon'' –

(1981) *

Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist, life peer, convicted criminal, and former politician. Before becoming an author, Archer was a Member of Parliament (1969–1974), but did not ...

, including '' Kane and Abel'' (1981), ''

The Prodigal Daughter ''The Prodigal Daughter'' is a novel by Jeffrey Archer, published in 1982. It is the story of Florentyna Rosnovski, the daughter of Abel Rosnovski of Archer's '' Kane and Abel''. The novel, one of Archer's best sellers, portrays Florentyna's ...

'' (1983), and ''

Shall We Tell the President? ''Shall We Tell the President?'' is a 1977 novel by English author Jeffrey Archer. A revised edition was published in 1986. In the first edition, a plot to kill the President of the United States, Edward Kennedy, is foiled by Federal Bureau ...

'' (1984) * Mary Stewart, including the

Merlin Trilogy ''Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy'' is an omnibus edition of the first three novels in Mary Stewart's Arthurian Saga: '' The Crystal Cave'' (1970), '' The Hollow Hills'' (1973), and ''The Last Enchantment'' (1979). The omnibus was published in 1 ...

in paperback: ''The Crystal Cave'', ''The Hollow Hills'', and ''The Last Enchantment'' (all 1983) * Reissue of ''

The Colditz Story ''The Colditz Story'' is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz ...

'' – P.R. Reid (1983) * ''Love Story'' –

Erich Segal Erich Wolf Segal (June 16, 1937January 17, 2010) was an American author, screenwriter, educator, and classicist who wrote the bestselling novel '' Love Story'' (1970) and its hit film adaptation. Early life and education Born and raised in a ...

(1986) * ''

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil ''The Life and Loves of a She-Devil'' is a 1983 novel by British feminism, feminist author Fay Weldon. A story about a highly unattractive woman who goes to great lengths to take revenge on her husband and his attractive lover, Weldon stated tha ...

'' –

Fay Weldon Fay Weldon CBE, FRSL (born Franklin Birkinshaw; 22 September 1931 – 4 January 2023) was an English author, essayist and playwright. Over the course of her 55-year writing career, she published 31 novels, including ''Puffball'' (1980), '' The ...

(1986) * ''The Kill Zone'' –

(2010) * '' Kiss Me, Chudleigh: The World According to Auberon Waugh'' – ed. by William Cook (2010) * ''Stairways to Heaven'' – Lorna Byrne (2010) * ''The Camera Never Lies'' –

Tess Daly Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly (born 29 March 1969) is an English model and television presenter who co-presented the BBC One celebrity dancing show ''Strictly Come Dancing'' from 2004 to 2013; she has been the show's main presenter since 2014. ...

(2011) * ''Osama'' –

(2012) * ''Skimming Stones and Other Ways of Being in the Wild'' – Rob Cowen and Leo Critchley (2012) * ''The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World'' –

Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter and singer. He is the host of the BBC One game show ''Pointless'', as well as the morning show on Classic FM. He is ...

and

Richard Osman Richard Thomas Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, novelist and comedian. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show ''Pointless''. He has presented the BBC Two quiz sho ...

(2012) * ''Happy Days'' –

Olly Murs Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television presenter. He was runner-up on the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2009 and was subsequently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom, ...

(2012) * ''Sidemen: The Book'' – Sidemen (2016)

References

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