| Unbound | |
| Parent: | United Authors Publishing Ltd. |
| Status: | Active |
| Founder: | Justin Pollard, John Mitchinson, Dan Kieran |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters: | London, |
| Publications: | Books |
Unbound, the online trading name of United Authors Publishing Ltd, is a privately held international crowdfunded publishing company.[1] [2] It is based in London, UK. The company was founded by John Mitchinson, director of research for the British television panel game QI; Justin Pollard, historian and QI researcher; and author Dan Kieran.[3] [4]
In 2016[5] Unbound launched a podcast called Backlisted, involving a guest (typically a writer) share a book they love and why it deserves more coverage. Some bookshops now carry a Backlisted section due to the popularity of the podcast.
In the fall of 2017 Unbound launched Boundless, an online literary magazine with a focus on long form writing and tackle the decline in traditional media. Arifa Akbar, former literary editor of The Independent, was brought in as the editor.[6]
In March 2021, the company announced a crowdfunder for 42: the wildly improbable ideas of Douglas Adams, a book based on Douglas Adams' papers, edited by Kevin Jon Davies.[7] The book was published on 28 August 2023 and became a Sunday Times number one bestseller.[8]
The following authors were on the original launch list: