| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters location | Herndon, Virginia, United States |
| Fiction genres | Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's, Cookbooks |
| Owner(s) | 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]
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.[2] After a successful initial title, Aryal left his job as a corporate attorney to start Mascot Books.[2] Since inception, the business has published more than 2,500 titles. Mascot Books was recently[when?] featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Costco Connection.[2][3][4]