Pelican Books

Pelican Books
Parent companyPenguin Random House
Founded1937
FoundersAllen Lane
V. K. Krishna Menon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
Publication typesBooks
Official websitepelicanbooks.com

Pelican Books is a non-fiction imprint of Penguin Books founded by Allen Lane and V. K. Krishna Menon. It publishes inexpensive paperbacks of academic topics intended to reach a broader audience. The imprint originally operated from 1937 to 1984, and was relaunched in April 2014.