John Walsh has joined Quartet as Managing Editor and will be based in the Dublin office. In a twenty-five year career as a journalist, John has held senior editorial positions with The London Times, The Irish Examiner, Reuters and Business & Finance Magazine. He has freelanced for the BBC and The Daily Telegraph and is currently a columnist with the Business Post. His critically acclaimed biography of Peter Sutherland, ‘The Globalist’ was published by Harper Collins in 2019.

“I am delighted to be taking up this role with Quartet and I look forward to working with exciting new authors. The company has a well-deserved reputation for being a fearless publisher and I hope to carry on that tradition.”

Quartet was acquired by Irish businessman and publisher, Ian Hyland, the owner of Catalyst Media Group in 2022.

Commenting on his acquisition of Quartet Books, under the newly incorporated Quartet Publishing, Ian said:

“I am honoured to be the new custodian of Quartet Books which has an incredibly rich legacy as a champion of Independent book publishing. I believe while respecting Quartet’s heritage we will now begin to build an exciting International Independent Publishing business working with new authors”

“Quartet Publishing will creatively embrace modern publishing practices in print and digital to maximize the potential for our authors, titles and reader experience. This is a very exciting time for book publishing and I look forward to working closely with our community of authors and partners to commence a new exciting chapter in Quartet’s journey”

The company was originally established in 1972 and acquired by businessman and author, Naim Attallah CBE soon after. It became one of the most iconic publishers in the United Kingdom with a stable of prestigious authors including Helmut Newton, Brain Sewell, Sally Emerson, Michael Darlow, Barbara Bray, John Swannell, Desmond Cecil, Rubert Darwell Amanda Prantera and Jonnah Yacoub.

We are open for submissions in the area of popular non-fiction.

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About Quartet Books
Quartet Books was founded in 1972 by Ken Banerji, John Boothe, William Miller and Brian Thompson, and taken over by Naim Attallah in 1976 who remained chairman till early 2021. Quartet Books pride themselves on being outside the mainstream and unconventional. They are

London based Independent book publisher, Quartet Books to expand following recent acquisition by experienced Irish publisher, Ian Hyland

London based independent book publisher Quartet Books has been acquired by Irish businessman and publisher, Ian Hyland, the owner of Catalyst Media Group and publisher of Business & Finance Magazine.

The renowned publishing company, originally established in 1972 and acquired by nobable  businessman and author, Naim Attallah CBE soon after, became one of the most notable publishers in the United Kingdom becoming widely known as a home to radical authors including works by Helmut Newton, Brain Sewell, Sally Emerson, Michael Darlow, Barbara Bray, John Swannell, Desmond Cecil, Rubert Darwell Amanda ​​Prantera and Jonnah Yacoub.

Under Mr. Hyland’s newly incorporated Quartet Publishing in London and Dublin, Quartet Books plans to relaunch titles from its existing catalogue and expand its publishing activities via new titles. Quartet Books has now begun the process of signing new exciting, eclectic authors while maintaining its Independent publishing tradition and expanding the publisher to an International audience in the UK, Ireland and the United States where Mr. Hyland’s media activities are already engaged.

The acquisition comes at a time of transition for the publisher following the passing of the company’s former owner and Chairman Naim Attallah CBE in 2021 and subsequent closure of the business in early 2021.

As Quartet’s new Chairman & Publisher Mr. Hyland has commenced engaging with Quartet’s network of over 200 authors and is exploring Quartet’s significant back catalog of titles with a view to revising and republishing some while signing new authors to the Quartet Publishing stable embracing both print and digital, building on the Independent publishers rich heritage while creating an exciting new portfolio of titles.

Commenting on his acquisition of Quartet Books, under the newly incorporated Quartet Publishing, Ian Hyland said:

“I am honoured to be the new custodian of Quartet Books which has an incredibly rich legacy as a champion of Independent book publishing. I believe while respecting Quartet’s heritage we will now begin to build an exciting International Independent Publishing business working with new authors”

“Quartet Publishing will creatively embrace modern publishing practices in print and digital to maximize the potential for our authors, titles and reader experience. This is a very exciting time for book publishing and I look forward to working closely with our community of authors and partners to commence a new exciting chapter in Quartet’s journey”

Ian Hyland acquired the Business & Finance Media Group in 2002. Business & Finance was Established in 1964 as Ireland’s first business periodical. He also acquired the Political magazine Magil (established in 1977 subsequently selling Magill in 2017). Today Catalyst Media Group (owner of Business & Finance Media) operates a portfolio of niche media activities in Ireland, the UK and United States across publishing, events, communications and C-suite engagement.

According to the Publishers Association the UK publishing industry cumulatively employs 99,000 people, 29,000 directly with a further 70,000 jobs in related industries. It takes in £6 Billion, of which 60% or £3.6 Billion is income from exports. Information from The Bookseller indicates that 39 of the top 500 books for 2019 were from independent publishers.

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About Quartet Books
Quartet Books was founded in 1972 by Ken Banerji, John Boothe, William Miller and Brian Thompson, and taken over by Naim Attallah in 1976 who remained chairman till early 2021. Quartet Books pride themselves on being outside the mainstream and unconventional. They are

We’re very sad to announce the death of our Chairman Naim Attallah. After a short illness, he died peacefully on 2nd February 2021. He will be greatly missed.

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