The story
Founded by James Daunt.1
Private company
Daunt Books
Logo: RachelH_, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
British bookstore chain
Daunt Books is an independent chain of bookshops in England, founded in 1990 by James Daunt. It originally specialised in travel books. In 2010, it began publishing.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrybookselling1
- HeadquartersLondon1
- Websitedauntbooks.co.uk
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Daunt Books is an independent chain of bookshops in England, founded in 1990 by James Daunt. It originally specialised in travel books. In 2010, it began publishing. James Daunt later became the managing director of Waterstones and the US bookstore chain Barnes & Noble.2
Leadership
Who has led Daunt Books, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderJames Daunt1
Links
- Websitedauntbooks.co.uk1
- X (Twitter)x.com/Dauntbooks1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/dauntbooks1
- WikipediaDaunt Books
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5228057
Sources
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- 1WikidataDaunt Books on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDaunt Books on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsDaunt Books logo by RachelH_, CC BY 2.0