Mascot Books
| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters location | Herndon, Virginia, United States |
| Fiction genres | Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's, Cookbooks |
| Owner | Naren Aryal |
| No. of employees | 17 |
| Official website | mascotbooks |
Mascot Books is a full-service, multi-genre, independent book publisher and distributor. It is a hybrid publishing company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. The company publishes a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, children's, cookbooks, and coffee table books.[1][2]
History
[edit]Naren Aryal co-founded Mascot Books in 2003 with the publication of Hello, Hokie Bird, a children's book about his alma mater's mascot, the Virginia Tech's HokieBird.[3] After a successful initial title, Aryal left his job as a corporate attorney to start Mascot Books.[3] Since inception, the business has published more than 2,500 titles. In 2017 and 2018, Mascot Books was featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Costco Connection.[3][4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mascot Books - Book Publishing". Mascot Books. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ "Onward and Upward at Amplify Publishing Group". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ a b c "This Herndon publisher's business plan doesn't go by the book". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ "USATODAY.com - Series of mascot books began in ride from game". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ "Go, State! Publisher Mascot Books is a start-up all-star" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-13.