Lume Books Explained

Lume Books is an independent publishing company based in London. Founded in 2018 by Matthew Lynn, Lume has published many award-winning authors including Marjorie Bowen, A. J. P. Taylor, Paula DiPerna, Nick Thorpe, Wendy Perriam, Ramsey Campbell, Alan Palmer and Robert E. Howard.^[1]

History

Endeavour Media was formed following the closure of Endeavour Press, which Lynn had co-founded in 2011.^[2] In 2020, Endeavour Media rebranded as Lume Books.^[3]

Imprints

Endeavour published a range of genres under several imprints. Its main list is dedicated to thriller novels, crime fiction, romance novels, historical fiction, biographies and history books. The other imprints included:

• Venture, a science-fiction, fantasy and horror imprint.
• Frontier, a Westerns imprint.
• Compass, which republishes out-of-copyright books.
• Verlag, a German-language imprint.
• Quill, Endeavour's full-scale print arm.

In early 2019, the publisher launched an audiobook imprint called Endeavour Waves.^[4] A month later it announced the launch of Endeavour Keys, an imprint dedicated to biographies of music icons.^[5]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Endeavour Media arises. 12 February 2018. www.bookbrunch.co.uk.
2. Web site: Endeavour Press winds up. 21 February 2018. www.thebookseller.com.
3. Web site: Endeavour Media rebrands as Lume Books. 10 February 2020. www.thebookseller.com.
4. Web site: Endeavour Media making waves. 4 March 2019. www.thebookseller.com.
5. Web site: Endeavour Media Launches Music Imprint. 17 April 2019. www.bookbrunch.co.uk.