About Us

De Fontein|Tirion is a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, children’s and YA books, based in the centre of the Netherlands, in Utrecht.

On our De Fontein and De Kern fiction lists we publish general and women’s fiction and thrillers. Alongside Dutch authors we publish amongst others Peter James, Steve Berry and R.J. Ellory, and at De Kern authors such as Joanne Harris, Erica James and Sophie Hannah.

Our Children’s and YA list caters for all age groups, from picture books for toddlers, to teenage girls’ fiction and fantasy to literary fiction for ages 14 and up. Among our authors are Roald Dahl, Darren Shan and Ann Brashares.

On the non-fiction side we have a well-established and high quality list of books on Nature and animals, mostly full colour.

The Arts & Crafts list is varied, with a range of specialist books on art techniques, but also with accessible crafts books for a large audience.

The Sports list features famous Dutch sports people as well as books that are used for educational purposes.

Please look around on our website, and do not hesitate to contact us for further information. You can email us at info@defonteintirion.nl, our phone number is + 31 (0) 30 252 85 00.