HOBNOB PRESS

Hobnob Press

is a publisher of books chiefly about Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset and Gloucestershire, owned and run by local historian Dr John Chandler (assisted since 2023 by historian Dr Louise Ryland-Epton (Louise Ryland-Epton, award-winning freelance historian and editor). In its present form Hobnob Press has been publishing since 2001, although its origins go back to 1983.

On these webpages you will find details of all Hobnob titles currently available, books produced by Hobnob Press for other organisations and individuals, information for prospective authors, and an ISBN listing of all titles ever published by Hobnob Press. You can order books by clicking on the orange category buttons on this homepage and then on the titles you require, or from the SHOP page. Please note that, as a rule, all our books are printed on demand to satisfy orders. This process usually takes about a week but hardbacks may take a little longer. If you have ordered several titles they may not all be dispatched at the same time. You can also use the contact form to ask about out-of-print books or any other aspect of Hobnob Press and this website.

Our books are printed by Ingram/ Lightning Source, an international company which holds Forest Stewardship Council and other certificates promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Oh, and in case you are wondering, Hobnob has nothing to do with biscuits ― it took its title (in 1982, long before McVities began using the name) from that of the hobby horse that accompanied Salisbury’s processional giant, now in Salisbury Museum.