Biteback Publishing
Biteback Publishing is a British publisher based in Hull, and concentrating mainly on political titles. It was incorporated, as a private limited company with share capital, in 2009. It was jointly owned by its managing director Iain Dale and by Michael Ashcroft's Political Holdings Ltd, until 2018 when Dale stepped down to focus on his television and radio work.
Biteback Publishing
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- Biteback Publishing
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- 2009
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- United Kingdom
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Biteback Publishing is a British publisher based in Hull, and concentrating mainly on political titles. It was incorporated, as a private limited company with share capital, in 2009. It was jointly owned by its managing director Iain Dale and by Michael Ashcroft's Political Holdings Ltd, until 2018 when Dale stepped down to focus on his television and radio work.
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Publishing has published several books by Ashcroft including Call Me Dave, his 2015 biography of David Cameron. Other titles include Out in the Army: My Life as a Gay Soldier (2013) by James Wharton, The Left's Jewish Problem (2016) by Dave Rich, and Post-Truth: How Bullshit Conquered the World (2017) by investigative journalist James Ball. In 2017 & 2018 the company published two books by Labour MP Austin Mitchell, Revenge of the Rich: The Neoliberal Revolution in Britain and New Zealand, (2017) and Confessions of a Political Maverick (2018). More recently, the company has published Jesse Norman's first novel, The Winding Stair (2023), which won the 2023 Parliamentary Book Award for Nonfiction or Fiction by a Parliamentarian, Ten Years To Save The West by Liz Truss and Andrew Pierce's bestselling memoir Finding Margaret (2024), about his search for his birth mother. In 2025 Biteback acquired the world rights for How to Launder Money: A Guide for Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, and Policymakers authored by Donald Trump-linked political fundraiser George Cottrell and international investigator Burke Files scheduled for release in February 2026. Biteback announced they will publish the authorised biography of entrepreneur Denis Lynn, written by Jago Pearson, in 2026.
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• Name — Biteback Publishing • Founded — 2009 • Country — United Kingdom • Headquarters — Hull • Distribution — Marston Book Services (UK) Consortium Book Sales & Distribution (US) NewSouth Books (Australia) Pansing Distribution (Singapore) • Publications — Books • Imprints — The Robson Press • Website — https: www.bitebackpublishing.com
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- 1.Sales & rights Biteback Publishing.
- 2.Endole. Biteback Publishing Limited.
- 3.Wharton, James. Biting Back. authoright.
- 4.Pickard, Jim. Lord Ashcroft retires from House of Lords. Financial Times. 31 March 2015.
- 5.Biteback Publishing. Iain Dale steps down at Biteback and Andy McNab takes on advisory role to guide Biteback into next stage of growth.
- 6.Biteback Publishing. Michael Ashcroft.
- 7.Out In The Army My Life as a Gay Soldier by James Wharton.
- 8.Onwuemezi, Natasha. Investigation into post-truth to Biteback. The Bookseller.
- 9.Anderson, Porter. In London: Fêting the New Parliamentary Book Award Winners. Publishing Perspectives. 7 February 2024.
- 10.Maguire, Patrick. Ten Years to Save the West by Liz Truss review — as readable as a crisp packet. www.thetimes.com. 2024-04-17.
- 11.Amazon Charts - Most Sold = Non-Fiction - Week of 19 May 2024. Amazon UK. 26 May 2024.
- 12.Lillywhite, Maisie. Andrew Pierce's 'hard' mission to find his birth mum. BBC News. 18 June 2024.
- 13.Latchem, Tom. Trump-Linked Political Fundraiser Writes Book on How to Launder Money. Daily Beast. 22 September 2025.
- 14.How To Launder Money: A Guide for Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, and Policymakers. 22 September 2025.
- 15.From streets of Belfast to multi-million-pound food empire, biography chronicles life of late NI entrepreneur Denis Lynn. Belfast News Letter. 2024-11-11.
- 16.Dale, Iain. Biteback Publishing Is Five Years Old. Iain Dale's blog. 2 July 2014.
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