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2 unusual facts about Pan Books


Pan Books

Pan Books began as an independent publisher, established in 1944 by Alan Bott, previously known for his memoirs of his experiences as a flying ace in the First World War.

Pan Books is a publishing imprint that first became active in the 1940s and is now part of the British-based Macmillan Publishers, owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group of Germany.


Douglas Adams's Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The participants are Douglas Adams, Simon Brett (producer of the very first programme), Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), Geoffrey McGivern (Ford Prefect), Paddy Kingsland (sound effects and audio mixing), Stephen Moore (Marvin), Geoffrey Perkins (producer of the first two radio series, except for the very first programme) and Nick Webb (Pan Books).


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Sonny Mehta

Mehta began his publishing career in London, where he co-founded Paladin Books and was editorial director of Pan Books, with its Picador imprint, under which his first success was The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer.