Our name has a dual significance. August Books is inspired by both the month of August - the height of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the end of winter in the Southern Hemisphere - a time of energy, excitement and impending change, and the adjective ‘august’ meaning ‘respected and impressive’. We publish entertaining, compelling and insightful books written by exceptional writers and leading experts in their field.

Our books are:

• clever but never dry
• innovative but always accessible
• forward-looking with ideas that have longevity.

We publish non-fiction in the areas of history, popular science and popular culture and genre fiction in historical adventure.