Our Aproach

At Acropolis, we are pioneering a new approach to publishing. Not that we think the old method of publishing books, centred around some big established companies in London, is bad. In fact, we run our own traditional commercial publisher, Canbury Press, which specialises in 'trade' non-fiction. But that approach does not fit every book.

Indeed, we set up Acropolis because we were frustrated that we couldn't publish some high-quality manuscripts conventionally. We take advantage of new technology and marketing to create greater opportunities for authors – and reward them with royalty rates above the industry average. 

Given our expertise in non-fiction, we focus on authors of memoir, biography and autobiography, history and business, though we will consider other factual genres (except for children's or religious books).

We launched in 2024 and are now looking for authors in 2025 and beyond.

Our Promise

We know that publishing can come across as old-fashioned, off-putting, distant and even baffling to newcomers. So we promise not to bamboozle you with lots of industry terms (if we accidentally use any jargon, please ask what it means – or check our Questions and Answers).

We want to make excellent factual books. If you have one, we want to hear from you. Email contact@acropolispublishing.co.uk

Our Books

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Making a Movement by Barney Cullum

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PRESALE: Dickens and the Law by Michael Lynch

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Here are some of our titles and titles from our parent company Canbury Press.

Acropolis Publishing titles are produced by the same team.

  • Disease X by Kate Kelland

    Foreword by Tony Blair

    DISEASE X is an account of how international scientists and global public health leaders are preparing the world to be able to contain outbreaks of new and re-emerging infectious diseases before they cause global contagions like Covid-19.

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  • Under the Wig by William Clegg QC

    The memoirs of one of the most celebrated lawyers in England. His famous cases, including righting several well-known miscarriages of justice, are interspersed with his personal journey from humble roots to the top of of the criminal bar. This book is still selling strongly.

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  • How I Survived A Chinese ‘Re-education’ Camp by Gulbahar Haitiwaji

    Gulbahar Haitiwaji disappeared into a secret network of jails in western China, as part of persecution of the Uyghur people. Here she gives a connected and revealing account of life inside China’s brainwashing ‘re-education’ camps. 

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  • Citizens by Jon Alexander

    Foreword by Brian Eno
    Jon Alexander spent the first decade of his career in the advertising industry, selling some of the world's biggest brands. Then he realised he was caught up in a story he didn't believe in – the Consumer Story. In this acclaimed book, he sets out how to break free and forge a new age.

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  • How To Be A Liberal by Ian Dunt

    In a soaring narrative that stretches from the English Civil War to the 2008 financial crash and the rise of flag-waving populists, Ian Dunt tells the epic story of the growth of the liberal ideas that gave us our essential freedoms.

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  • Zelensky by Steven Derix

    Volodymyr Zelensky has won praise across the world for his leadership after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. InZelensky, Steven Derix describes the impressive life story of an actor who played a president on TV before being thrust into the role of real-life wartime leader.

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